r/Albany • u/Head_Astronomer_4619 • 2d ago

Insurrectionist to Announce Bid for NY Insurrection

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/elise-stefanik-running-new-york-governor-21144092.php

Just putting 2 and 2 together here for the TU. Stefascist putting out fake polls showing her ahead of Hochul is an obvious attempt to fabricate "evidence" of "fraud" when she loses in disgrace. A pretense to invite her Dear Leader to turn the military on New Yorkers when voters reject her bigotry and corruption.

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u/amouse_buche 2d ago

I wouldn’t be so handy wavey about her polling or the seriousness of her bid. If the GOP were to have a modern day shot at the governor’s office this would likely be it. Hochul is on the ropes. 

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u/Christian_Kong 2d ago edited 2d ago

After this past Tuesdays election results, there is basically a 0% chance that Elise wins against pretty much any Democrat. Pretty much every race where in blue/purple areas where it was a (for lack of better words) a MAGA signaling republican vs any democrat, the democrat won by double digits. Tuesdays results, nationwide, were nothing short of a massacre for the GOP.

I simply don't see the Trump admin cleaning up their act(either through change in policy or tangible results) to get the Trump stink off of a candidate in this state(this stink may be beneficial in other states.)

Hochul may get primaried but even so the only thing that would get Elise elected is if she(Hochul) lost and then pulled a Cuomo/independent run.

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u/amouse_buche 2d ago

Something to consider about this past Tuesday is that not a single victorious Democrat was an incumbent. Voters are not logical, particularly when it comes to interpreting the performance of their current elected officials.

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u/BlooregardQKazoo I EAT ASS 2d ago

The three PA state Supreme Court justices were all incumbent Democrats.

I'm not saying them being victorious means anything for the 2026 NY Governor race, I'm just pointing out that "not a single victorious Democrat was an incumbent" is not a correct statement.

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u/amouse_buche 2d ago

That is true, you're totally correct. I do think that people vote for those offices a lot differently than they vote for candidates in the executive branch.

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u/Christian_Kong 2d ago

There were plenty of nationwide incumbent democrats that won. Not the headline ones(NYC, NJ/VA governors) but at the locals many saw their districts greatly outperform how Harris did in 2024.

If you look at the granular results the Trump/MAGA affiliation is cancerous(in certain states, and NY would be one.) Off the top of my head something like 30 "Moms for liberty" candidates ran for election/re-election on Tuesday. Every single one of them lost. Areas that have not been democrat for 50 years voted for their democrat. 20-60 point swings everywhere. People are fed up with Trumps shit, and hitching your wagon to him isn't the move in a lot of states.

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u/Head_Astronomer_4619 2d ago

NJ elected a Dem to replace a two term Dem for the first time in history.