NY Gov. Hochul downplays election district court defeat that could cost Dems US HouseBy Zach Williams
April 28, 2022
Governor Kathy Hochul put a happy spin Thursday on a massive defeat at the state’s highest court the day before that endangers Democrats’ ability to protect their slim majority in the US House and a supermajority in the state Senate.
“It’s always expected that no matter what the lines look like, they enter the legal process. And then there’s a timeframe that’s involved. And then there’s a resolution and we have that resolution at this time. So this is not unexpected,” she told reporters in Yonkers of the court decision upending campaigning for the June primaries.
The Court of Appeals struck down the so-called “Hochul-mander” and ordered that party contests for Congress and the state Senate be moved to August. State lawmakers could, in theory, move statewide offices like governor, Assembly and other posts to August as well, an idea that Hochul declined to explicitly support Thursday.
“We are still processing, this case just came down,” Hochul said Thursday. “There’s time to look at all the options, find out what’s best for the voters.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/04/28/governor-kathy-hochul-downplays-defeat-at-new-york-court-of-appeals/
