Many lifelong Democrats are foregoing their support for liberal Governor Kathy Hochul as issues run rampant in the state of New York.
QUICK FACTS:
- Some lifelong Democrats won’t be voting for liberal Governor Kathy Hochul amid the surge in crime and concerns over education in New York, Fox News reported.
- “The most important responsibility of government is to protect its citizens, and that is not happening with the Democrats running the show, with Hochul being the governor for a while,” former Democratic New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind said.
- “They have no freakin’ clue. People are concerned. People are afraid. People are afraid to get on the freakin’ train. This is not what America and New York is all about,” Hikind continued.
- “I guess the criminals are running the town. The criminals run the place. They do what they want, when they want, however they want to, to whomever they want with no consequences,” New York City mother and Democrat Madeline Brame said.
FORMER DEMOCRATIC NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLYMAN DOV HIKIND ON VOTING FOR REPUBLICAN LEE ZELDIN THIS ELECTION:
“This is not about being a Republican, Democrat, Independent or anything else,” Hikind said. “If you love our state, and you want to continue living here, you have no choice but to support Lee Zeldin. Otherwise, it’s just going to get worse.”
BACKGROUND:
- In March 2022, American Faith reported Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams calling the city a “laughingstock” during one of the worst crime spikes in modern history.
- “Anything goes in the city of New York,” Adams said at the time. “The most important city on the globe has become the laughingstock of the globe. And the dysfunctionality of our city has cascaded throughout the entire country. And the audacity that someone comes along and says, ‘I want to be your mayor,’ and simply says, ‘Follow the rules, follow the rules.’”
- As a result of liberal policies, New York City experienced a 58.7% rise in overall crime in February 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, according to NYPD statistics. Robbery increased by 56%, grand larceny increased by almost 80%, and grand auto larceny rose 104.7%, while shooting decreased by 1.3%, NYPD continued.
