{"id":2271105,"date":"2024-06-18T22:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T02:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-holds-back-endorsements-in-democratic-primaries\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T22:57:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T02:57:43","slug":"hochul-holds-back-endorsements-in-democratic-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-holds-back-endorsements-in-democratic-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul withholds endorsements in Democratic primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhochul-holds-back-endorsements-in-democratic-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Governor \u2063Kathy Hochul of New York has \u200bchosen to \u2063remain neutral and refrain from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-americans-think-another-trump-presidential-run-would-be-bad-for-the-country-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Most Americans Think Another Trump Presidential Run Would Be Bad For The Country, Poll Shows\">endorsing candidates<\/a> during this Democratic primary season. Unlike her predecessor, \u200bAndrew Cuomo, who was known\u2062 for his active participation in endorsing candidates, Hochul has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nazi-cowards-calgary-police-arrest-polish-pastor-who-refused-to-allow-police-health-officials-to-disrupt-service\/\" title=\"\u2018Nazi Cowards\u2019: Calgary Police Arrest Polish Pastor Who Refused To Allow Police, Health Officials To Disrupt Service\">publicly supported<\/a> any candidates amidst criticisms \u2064over her approach to congestion pricing. Notably, she attended \u2062a fundraiser for New \u200cYork State Assembly candidate Micah Lasher, who previously \u2063worked as a director\u2063 of policy under her, indicating her subtle involvement. The fundraising event \u200bhappened around the time\u200c of her meeting with \u2063U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Joe Donnelly, in Vatican\u200b City on May\u2062 15, 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) has decided not to pick sides publicly this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> primary season.<\/p>\n<p>The governor has not yet made endorsements in Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primaries<\/a> as she faces widespread criticism on congestion pricing. Her stance has differed from that of her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who didn\u2019t hesitate to offer endorsements.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) meets with U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Joe Donnelly on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Vatican City. (Pablo Esparza\/AP Content Services for OGS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hochul appeared at a fundraiser for New York State Assembly candidate Micah Lasher, a former director of policy for her, in his battle against Eli Northrup. Northrup was endorsed by the departing Democratic incumbent.<\/p>\n<p>She also appeared at a fundraiser for Gov. Phil Murphy\u2019s (D-NJ) wife, Tammy, who ran for Senate in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-flags-at-half-mast-for-fallen-capitol-officers\/\" title=\"Trump Orders Flags at Half-Mast for Fallen Capitol Officers\">home state<\/a> before later dropping out. Hochul endorsed neither Tammy nor Lasher.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s lack of endorsements could be attributed to her lackluster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandstateny.com\/politics\/2024\/04\/gov-kathy-hochul-hits-new-polling-lows\/395938\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>approval ratings<\/a> and a desire to avoid making enemies. She also may want to avoid unnecessary attention after she headlined a lackluster performance for Democrats in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>One race that Hochul could influence if she had decided to offer her endorsement is the New York 16th Congressional District Democratic primary between George Latimer and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY). That race has been hotly contested and has been a notable example of infighting within the party between progressives and centrists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s smart policy because she is the governor,\u201d Lupe Todd-Medina, a Democratic consultant who worked on Hochul\u2019s reelection campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook-pm\/2024\/06\/18\/privately-she-fundraises-publicly-shes-silent-kathy-hochuls-non-endorsement-policy-00163984#:~:text=The%20Democratic%20governor%20has%20adopted,on%20the%20national%20TV%20circuit.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politic<\/em>o. \u201cYou really want to only endorse when it\u2019s the Democrat versus the Republican.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the governor\u2019s office but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the leader of the New York Democratic Party, Governor Hochul is focused on defeating MAGA Republicans and ensuring Democrats win up and down the ballot in November,\u201d Hochul\u2019s campaign spokeswoman, Jen Goodman, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York has chosen to remain neutral in this Democratic primary season, refraining from endorsing candidates amid criticism over congestion pricing. This approach marks a departure from her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who actively made endorsements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2271107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24136607364883.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24136607364883.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}