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DwasTV t1_ivrtfp5 wrote

I dont even think its a party thing I think it's a Cuomo thing

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ChrisFromLongIsland t1_ivru0dw wrote

Cuomo was a very effective politician.

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_Maxolotl t1_ivty7z1 wrote

Cuomo won by a huge margin. Hochul won by a smaller but still comfortable margin. So she's safe, and she's also got a base of support that's further left and less enthusiastic about the status quo.

That means she has an opportunity to change more things about NY than Cuomo could (or wanted to).

Which is more effective, the one who wins elections by a larger margin, or the one who has more of an effect while in office?

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harlemtechie t1_ivwrhy5 wrote

Just tell her to do all that without all the corruption stories I been hearing about her. I don't like corruption.

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virtual_adam t1_ivtn8md wrote

It was a trump thing. Nothing riled up voters to get out and do something like a trump presidency,

I lived on Central Park South for a big chunk of his presidency, right between 2 buildings of his that attracted attention (the hotel on Columbus circle and trump tower) people forget how many protests there were between those 2 buildings. I would hear a protest/march at least 2x a week

OP should have compared to 2010 after 2 years of Obama

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thebruns t1_ivtubg7 wrote

> OP should have compared to 2010 after 2 years of Obama

This is the way

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_Maxolotl t1_ivtxg8q wrote

Yup. He had an advantage with meatheads who live in suburban zoned areas of the city because he's a meathead from a suburban zoned area of the city.

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