{"id":440333,"date":"2022-04-30T00:29:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T21:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/yes-gov-hochul-nice-guys-do-finish-last\/"},"modified":"2022-04-30T00:29:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T21:29:06","slug":"yes-gov-hochul-nice-guys-do-finish-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yes-gov-hochul-nice-guys-do-finish-last\/","title":{"rendered":"#Yes, Gov. Hochul, nice guys do finish last"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3fd504b58\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d3fd504b58\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/yes-gov-hochul-nice-guys-do-finish-last\/#%E2%80%9CYes_Gov_Hochul_nice_guys_do_finish_last%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Yes, Gov. Hochul, nice guys do finish last&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CYes_Gov_Hochul_nice_guys_do_finish_last%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Yes, Gov. Hochul, nice guys do finish last&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>We warned Gov. Kathy Hochul that her \u201cplay nice\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach with state lawmakers would fail, and now it has. <\/p>\n<p>With barely weeks left in the session, Albany lawmakers show no appetite for her remaining agenda. They weren\u2019t even going to change election rules to allow the replacement of indicted Brian Benjamin as her running mate in the primary. <\/p>\n<p>Only the upending of this year\u2019s election schedule thanks to the courts tossing Democrats\u2019 gerrymanders (which, ironically, Hochul fully supported) gives her a shot at <em>not<\/em> having to run with the LG pick of one of her Democratic challengers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a clusterf\u2013k,\u201d said one Democratic lawmaker of the Benjamin mess, after Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins went so far as to ask a top lieutenant <em>not <\/em>to introduce a bill aimed at getting Benjamin\u2019s name off the primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>It seems the gov burned any goodwill during the budget negotiations by insisting on (minor) changes to the no-bail law and her near-$1 billion taxpayer subsidy for a new Buffalo Bills stadium, even as she refused to support lefty dreams like sealing nearly all criminal records and practically outlawing evictions.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/politics\/2022\/4\/26\/23043897\/hochul-honeymoon-albany-lawmakers\">One Democratic lawmaker told The City<\/a>, \u201cI think in her attempt to please everyone, she disappointed everyone.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/New-York-Congressional-Letters-Draft-with-Regions-and-Data-.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Democrats have until the end of April to propose a new congressional district map.\" class=\"wp-image-22089597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/New-York-Congressional-Letters-Draft-with-Regions-and-Data-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/New-York-Congressional-Letters-Draft-with-Regions-and-Data-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/New-York-Congressional-Letters-Draft-with-Regions-and-Data-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/New-York-Congressional-Letters-Draft-with-Regions-and-Data-.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York Democrats have until the end of April to propose a new congressional district map.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Redistricting Partners<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And with the budget settled, she\u2019s lost all her leverage: Lawmakers have their spending, so can give her the cold shoulder. <\/p>\n<p>This may cost Mayor Eric Adams a four-year extension of his direct control of city schools, as lawmakers peeved at his push to fix state criminal-justice reforms insist on just a one-year extension of mayoral control in hopes of shutting him up. <\/p>\n<p>Nor does Hochul have the votes to replace the 421-a tax abatement law, crucial to building affordable housing in the city, before it expires in June. (Progressives\u2019 asking price looks to be the no-evictions bill.) <\/p>\n<p>Hochul brags she\u2019s no political rookie, but she\u2019s sure not performing like a seasoned vet.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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