Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) seems to have had a change of heart when it comes to Republicans in her state.
As her approval rating slips with less than three days to go before Tuesday’s midterm elections, Hochul decided that she will welcome Republicans into New York with open arms.
Back in August, the New York governor told Republicans to “get out of town” because the era of “Trump and Zeldin” is over.
“And we are here to say that the era of Trump, and Zeldin and Molinaro, just jump on a bus and head down to Florida where you belong, OK? Get out of town. Because you do not represent our values… you are not New Yorkers,” Hochul said at the time.
However, as the race for governor heats up, Hochul decided to do a complete 360, claiming that her past comments were only geared towards her opponent Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY).
During an interview, Hochul attempted to paint the city as a place where people want to move to, rather than run from due to rising crime and Democrat leadership.
“This is why New York state is even more welcoming. People are starting to want to come here from other states, and we embrace them because that's who we are. We're so fascinatingly diverse. We welcome people from all over, but also we have jobs now that we didn't have before. So I encourage everyone to stay,” Hochul said.
This may be true if Zeldin takes the governor’s seat, who has promised to tackle crime as his first order of business, getting the city back to Guiliani's days.
Hochul has been reprimanded for her “cashless bail” system, which many say is a direct correlation to why the city has seen an uptick in crime, giving Zeldin an advantage.
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