New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she’s appointed Rep. Antonio Delgado of the 19th congressional district as the next Lieutenant Governor:
I am proud to announce I am appointing Congressman Antonio Delgado, an outstanding leader and public servant, as Lieutenant Governor of New York. I look forward to working with him to usher in a new era of fairness, equity, and prosperity for communities across the State.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 3, 2022
Rep. Delgado’s House race was going to be a tough one now the court threw out the Dem gerrymandered map:
Domino effect of the New York Congressional map being thrown out.
Means Republicans have a strong chance to "pick up" a seat in the Hudson Valley. https://t.co/jzauCBhJ4L
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) May 3, 2022
And now it looks like he’s “bailing”:
Whoa. Delgado bailing out on re-election is an immediate consequence of the Court of Appeals tossing the gerrymandered map that drew him a favorable new district. https://t.co/43coZqiJPl
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) May 3, 2022
This, of course, is good news for Republican Marc Molinaro:
Big winner: Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, who was running against Delgado before.
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) May 3, 2022
The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel calls the upcoming Hose race an “easy R win” now:
You know Dems are losing the House when they take Delgado out of his swing seat. (A court-drawn map would probably make his seat redder, but it's now an easy R win.) https://t.co/kwci8hD2ch
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) May 3, 2022
But there will be many unhappy Dems. . .
Ana Maria Archila, who is running for Lieutenant Governor, has questions:
I have questions. Voters deserve answers. https://t.co/0ymu49EfvD
— Ana Maria Archila🦋🐺 (@AnaMariaforNY) May 3, 2022
And she called out Rep. Delgado for putting “Democrats’ control of the House at further risk”:
"In a difficult election year, why would you put Democrats' control of the House at further risk?" https://t.co/zygKNpEzcO
— Chris Churchill (@chris_churchill) May 3, 2022
Here’s Dem activist Steve Fox:
“Every state legislator that voted in favor of letting Hochul pick a new Lt. Gov has had a hand in potentially handing this congressional seat over to the republicans on the eve of reversal of Roe v Wade. This pick is fundamentally an irresponsible & reckless attempt to hold power.”
Every state legislator that voted in favor of letting Hochul pick a new Lt. Gov has had a hand in potentially handing this congressional seat over to the republicans on the eve of reversal of Roe v Wade. This pick is fundamentally an irresponsible & reckless attempt to hold power https://t.co/aFfzwMEnxQ
— Big Fox Energy (@smfox) May 3, 2022
And it’s being called a “Cuomo move” has he “didn’t care a lick for the prospects of national Democrats”:
It seems that the move Hochul made is to shore up her prospects in the Lt. Gov primary over protecting a crucial swing House seat in NYS. It's very much a Cuomo move. Cuomo didn't care a lick for the prospects of national Democrats.
— Ross Barkan (@RossBarkan) May 3, 2022
“It’s quite the day”:
State Senate Democrats let this happen. So did the usual lousy party leaders in New York. It's quite the day.
— Ross Barkan (@RossBarkan) May 3, 2022
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