New York Democrat slams Hochul as ‘new Joe Biden’ amid concerns GOP could unseat him in 2026

New York Democratic state Rep. Ritchie Torres on Friday compared the state’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to President Joe Biden, warning that she is a weaker candidate for re-election in 2026 than people currently believe.

Torres, who admitted that she considered challenging him for the nomination, said Biden waited too long to drop out of the presidential race earlier this year, which resulted in President-elect Donald Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. He said the same thing could happen in New York.

Biden did not drop out of the presidential race until this summer despite concerns about his mental fitness for the job.

New York congresswoman “Kathy Hochul is the new Joe Biden” wrote to x. “He may be in denial about the depth of his vulnerabilities as the Democratic nominee. A Democratic president who is less popular in New York than Donald Trump is in danger of losing to a Republican in 2026, an outcome not seen in 30 years.”

“Waiting until it was too late gave us a Republican President in 2024 and could give us a Republican Governor in 2026,” he continued. “Let us avoid repeating history and sleepwalking towards impending disaster and defeat. ‘Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.'”

legislator he told Spectrum News New York He said Thursday he was open to the idea of ​​challenging Hochul but had not made a final decision on the matter.

He also claimed that “there is a crisis of leadership in America, and nowhere is that crisis deeper than in New York” and that Trump’s ability to get 30% of the vote in New York City is tantamount to a “vote of no confidence” . Leadership of New York State.”

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