New Yorkers: set fear aside for a moment and consider what electing Lee Zeldin would mean for the MANY issues that matter to us. 4-8 years is a long time to be stuck with a MAGA governor. Whether you’re moderate or progressive, is 👇 what you want? #VoteWFP
https://twitter.com/marklevinenyc/status/1589589967252049920
Have you ever heard Lee Zeldin talk about anything other than crime? There is a reason he prefers not to: because in addition to having no real plan for public safety, he supports a far right agenda wildly out of step with NY. #VoteWFP
Fear can lead to bad decisions. The social and economic impact of the pandemic combined with an ongoing lack of housing and mental health/substance use treatment have increased fear of crime. The answer isn’t electing a “semi-fascist” like Lee Zeldin.
Beware the easy answers of MAGA demagogues. The way to address crime is not with the brutal crackdown Lee Zeldin proposes. It’s by making long-overdue investments in NY’s social safety net and getting guns off the street (which NRA-backed Zeldin opposes).
If states are “laboratories of democracy,” let NY be a model for the nation. We can rely less on the carceral approach that has ruined so many lives/communities and address the root causes of crime. Not just because it’s right. Because it WORKS.
We should be under no illusion that Kathy Hochul will offer bold, visionary leadership. But she’s a transactional pol who will listen to her coalition (especially if we help her win). And she’s not ideologically committed to crushing us; that’s something!
Kathy Hochul is not Andrew Cuomo 2.0. She is not part of a political dynasty. She doesn’t have established relationships in NYC. She will have to wield power to some degree through consensus with various factions in Albany. The NY left COULD be be one of them.
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