Hochul will suffer from misogyny, her own record, and general mediocre campaign abilities. Torres will suffer from his race, orientation, being from NYC and a former council member (which is something I personally take a dim view of). I suspect there is someone stronger than Hochul out there (James) but I don't think Torres is it.
Hochul will suffer from misogyny, her own record, and general mediocre campaign abilities. Torres will suffer from his race, orientation, being from NYC and a former council member (which is something I personally take a dim view of). I suspect there is someone stronger than Hochul out there (James) but I don't think Torres is it.
I had always assumed she was planning for Governor someday but she could pretty easily waltz into the Mayor's job right now. It is a political dead end but being Governor of NY also feels like a bit of a cruddy job at the moment. It also occurs to me that being Mayor might have some pension benefits, but I'd need to research that. It's possible being AG counts toward her 20.
Hochul will suffer from misogyny, her own record, and general mediocre campaign abilities. Torres will suffer from his race, orientation, being from NYC and a former council member (which is something I personally take a dim view of). I suspect there is someone stronger than Hochul out there (James) but I don't think Torres is it.
If James doesn’t run for mayor I think she’ll run for governor.
I had always assumed she was planning for Governor someday but she could pretty easily waltz into the Mayor's job right now. It is a political dead end but being Governor of NY also feels like a bit of a cruddy job at the moment. It also occurs to me that being Mayor might have some pension benefits, but I'd need to research that. It's possible being AG counts toward her 20.
my take on James is simple, she only runs for Mayor to stop Cuomo; otherwise, she waits 'her turn' and runs for the most likely open seat after Hochul
Torres is also way too online.