Ritchie Torres and Kathy Hochul
New York Democrat Rep. Ritchie Torres has called Governor Kathy Hochul the “new Joe Biden,” and he did not mean it nicely.
Rep. Torres was referencing Biden’s previous refusal to drop out of the presidential race, even after his incompetency became undeniable.
In a Friday morning post on X, Torres wrote, “Kathy Hochul is the new Joe Biden.”
“She may be in denial about the depth of her vulnerabilities as a Democratic nominee,” Torres continued. “A Democratic incumbent who is less popular in New York than Donald Trump is in grave danger of losing to a Republican in 2026–an outcome not seen in 30 years.”
Kathy Hochul is the new Joe Biden.
She may be in denial about the depth of her vulnerabilities as a Democratic nominee. A Democratic incumbent who is less popular in New York than Donald Trump is in grave danger of losing to a Republican in 2026–an outcome not seen in 30…
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) November 22, 2024
“Waiting until it’s too late gave us a Republican President in 2024 and could give us a Republican Governor in 2026,” Torres continued.
The post concluded, “Let’s avoid repeating history and avoid sleepwalking toward impending disaster and defeat. ‘Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.’”
Torres has expressed interest in running against Hochul in the next primary.
Is Rep. Ritchie Torres weighing running against NY Gov. Kathy Hochul?
“I’ve made no final decision as to where my future lies, but I’m concerned about the crisis of governance we have in New York State and New York City,” he tells me. pic.twitter.com/ytKUoQS8UJ
— Kevin Frey (@KevinFreyTV) November 20, 2024
“I’ve made no final decision as to where my future lies, but I’m concerned about the crisis of governance we have in New York State and New York City,” Torres told Kevin Frey of Spectrum News.
Torres lamented that the support for President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election was a “vote of no confidence in the leadership of New York state.”
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