He looked at the polls. He is a royal a**hole.
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Let me add to that. He looked like a fool. From what I've read, he bypassed the NY legislature to issue this anti-American decree and threatened to take legal action against any clerks who refused to go along with his policy.
72% of New Yorkers, including democrats, opposed him and my guess is that he was advised by shrewder pols to throw in the towel on this one.
It doesn't entirely get Hillary off the hook.
Trust me, if there is any way he can figure out how to give New York's illegal aliens drivers licenses and therefore get their votes without losing the election, he will do it.