Posted on 06/22/2021 6:16:10 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
Republicans, who have not won a statewide election in nearly 20 years, are energized by the multiple scandals that are weakening current Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo is facing allegations of sexual harassment and an investigation by the state’s attorney general, as well as a federal probe into how he and his top aides handled nursing home policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. He’s also accused of improperly using staff to help him write a memoir that earned him $5.1 million.
Cuomo, who denies that he did anything wrong, has made it clear that he does not intend to resign and has not changed his plans to seek a fourth term.
But state Republican Party Chair Nick Langworthy sees an opportunity. Langworthy on Thursday stood outside the State Capitol, where earlier an HBO film crew had staged scenes for an upcoming series about the Watergate burglary in 1972, an incident that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
“The real scandal is happening in these buildings,” Langworthy said, gesturing to the State Capitol complex behind him. “And it’s happening as we speak right now.”
Several Republican candidates have already announced their intention to run for governor, including Andrew Giuliani, the son of Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and personal lawyer to former President Donald Trump. Also running are Lewis County Sheriff Michael Carpinelli and Rob Astorino, the 2014 Republican candidate for governor and former Westchester County executive.
Langworthy said it’s a positive sign for the party that multiple candidates have begun making campaign swings through New York and talking about why Cuomo should be replaced. But he said the GOP county chairs will meet in Albany on June 28 to try to agree on one candidate to face a Democratic opponent.
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Sorry, I just happened to remember the exact title from earlier
That’s great. Zeldin’s a good man, and my rep. I just hope someone decent runs in his place for NY-1.
Gottdangz. I even searched here and didn't find it.
Got sloppy I guess, and wasted my 1 per 24 hours post lolz
You probably forgot to change from the default Keyword search to Title search. IMHO. the default should be Title, unless you’re searching for all articles that have BOMBSHELL in them or some insulting keyword, which a lot are.
It ain’t all on you
So Zeldin is the only non - Italian. Might be tough in NY.
Absolutely immaterial. Ignore the “already posted” police.
He’s half Jew — “not too shabby”
Technically, it 1/4 Jew that’s not too shabby, https://lyricstranslate.com/en/adam-sandler-chanukah-song-lyrics.html
Seems like the Jews have lost some power in NY. I think most went to DC.
Not Jew bashing, just observation.
Time for the other Republicans to get out of the race and get behind Zeldin. Zeldin is young, energetic, and is exactly what NYS needs. Rudy needs to have a sit-down with his son and tell him it’s not his time.
“That’s great. Zeldin’s a good man, and my rep.”
You’re lucky. He seems like one of the good ones.
Most kind of you. I appreciated the alert though.
Who’ll take Zeldins place in NY-1? I hope the GOP in NYS, CT, RI, PA and ME will have Republican governors...
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