{"id":2476543,"date":"2025-08-19T23:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torres-backs-hochul-reelection-months-after-warning-of-electoral-train-wreck\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T23:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:02:56","slug":"torres-backs-hochul-reelection-months-after-warning-of-electoral-train-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torres-backs-hochul-reelection-months-after-warning-of-electoral-train-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres backs Hochul reelection months after warning of &#8216;electoral train wreck&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftorres-backs-hochul-reelection-months-after-warning-of-electoral-train-wreck%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=2476543&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>The article reports that Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has endorsed Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) for her 2026 reelection campaign, despite previously criticizing her harshly earlier in the year. Torres had once called Hochul an &#8220;electoral train wreck&#8221; and expressed doubts about her political viability, warning that New York risked electing a Republican governor if she remained the Democratic nominee. However, he reversed course amid what he described as a severe attack on new York by the Trump managementS recent legislation, particularly concerning Medicaid and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >food assistance cuts<\/a> and rising utility costs. standing with Hochul at a bronx rally, Torres emphasized the importance of defeating the Republican &#8220;Big Ugly Bill&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-accuses-democrats-manchin-and-sinema-of-sabotage-in-tirade-against-fellow-senators\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders Accuses Democrats Manchin And Sinema Of \u2018Sabotage\u2019 In Tirade Against Fellow Senators\">protecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sanders-dems-have-votes-to-pass-partisan-covid-19-relief\/\" title=\"Sen. Sanders: Dems have votes to pass partisan COVID-19 relief\">working families<\/a><\/a>. Hochul welcomed his endorsement, stressing Democratic unity ahead of the 2026 elections. Simultaneously occurring, Hochul faces a Democratic primary challenge from Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, and several Republicans, including Elise Stefanik, are considering gubernatorial bids. Recent polling shows Hochul&#8217;s favorability and approval ratings have improved slightly,but her lead over Stefanik has narrowed. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Torres backs Hochul reelection months after warning of &lsquo;electoral train wreck&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2203185\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3238721\/hochul-slammed-as-the-new-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ritchie Torres<\/a> (D-NY) announced his endorsement of Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) in New York&rsquo;s 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gubernatorial-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gubernatorial race<\/a> on Tuesday, months after calling her an &ldquo;electoral train wreck waiting to happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The congressman&rsquo;s announcement ends his interest in running for governor, although he previously said he wouldn&rsquo;t enter the race if it meant he had to contend with New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani if elected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3758190\/texas-democrats-return-house-second-session-gop-redistricting\/\">Texas Democrats return to state for second session on GOP redistricting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3501396\/state-foreign-agent-laws-gain-momentum-fara\/\">State foreign agent laws gain momentum as critics warn of risks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3500989\/texas-house-special-session-democrats-prepare-return-home\/\">Texas House adjourns for second time Friday due to Democratic absences<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Torres said he&rsquo;s &ldquo;proud to stand&rdquo; with Hochul because of the &ldquo;unprecedented assault&rdquo; that the Trump administration is waging against New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration&rsquo;s signature piece of legislation, the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill, represents one of the greatest assaults on working families here in The Bronx that I&rsquo;ve ever seen,&rdquo; he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VaughnEGolden\/status\/1957909512414974038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>, citing the anticipated cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the GOP-led megabill that President Donald Trump signed into law last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to raise the cost of utilities for small businesses and American families,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And so now more than ever, it&rsquo;s important for every Democrat and every New Yorker to stand with the governor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement starkly contrasts the representative&rsquo;s previous comments about the governor.<\/p>\n<p>Torres called Hochul an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1886399371341648222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electoral train wreck<\/a>&rdquo; in February, based on a Siena poll showing 57% of New York voters wanting her out of office and only 31% wanting her reelected. He also called her &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1878928476197265585\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">feckless<\/a>,&rdquo; a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1879979841807606085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">down-ballot disaster<\/a>,&rdquo; an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1892669321429520469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accidental governor<\/a>,&rdquo; and the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RitchieTorres\/status\/1859989584467128710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Joe Biden<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lattermost insult came weeks after Trump won the 2024 election. Torres warned that if Hochul waited too long to acknowledge her unpopularity as the Democratic incumbent, New York could elect a Republican governor in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s avoid repeating history and avoid sleepwalking toward impending disaster and defeat,&rdquo; Torres once said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moving past their differences, Torres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-joins-us-representative-ritchie-torres-warn-crippling-effects-republicans-big\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joined<\/a> Hochul at a Monday rally in the Bronx to slam what they called Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Ugly Bill&rdquo; and the legislation&rsquo;s &ldquo;crippling&rdquo; effects on working families in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul welcomed Torres&rsquo;s endorsement despite their past rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congressman Torres and I haven&rsquo;t always agreed on everything, but we know what matters most: delivering a safer, more affordable New York for every family and coming together to fight back against Donald Trump,&rdquo; the governor said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonBeeferman\/status\/1957907306797994340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, we are sending a message, Democrats are united, energized, and focused heading into 2026. That&rsquo;s how we deliver for New Yorkers &mdash; and that&rsquo;s how we win,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul is up for reelection next year, facing Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado in the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3490848\/stefanik-torches-hochul-as-worst-governor-in-america-after-pathetic-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STEFANIK TORCHES HOCHUL AS &lsquo;WORST GOVERNOR IN AMERICA&rsquo; AFTER &lsquo;PATHETIC&rsquo; PRESS CONFERENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said she would decide by the end of the year whether to run for governor. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) announced last month that he would not run for governor but seek reelection in his congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sri.siena.edu\/2025\/08\/12\/hochul-approval-favorability-ratings-up-a-little-hochul-lead-over-stefanik-in-2026-race-falls-to-14-points-45-31-from-23-points-47-24-in-june-voters-say-if-stefanik-runs-is-elected-g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest Siena poll<\/a> shows Hochul with a 42%-44% favorability rating and 53%-42% job approval rating, both of which were improvements from her June numbers. However, her lead in a potential challenge against Stefanik dropped to 14 points from her previous 23-point lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Torres endorses Hochul for 2026 after prior criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2476544,"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\/2025\/08\/image-collage-tgoiqgpqf-1755656312834.jpg?1755641986&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[61575,8433,5894,8313,53502],"class_list":["post-2476543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-electoral-train-wreck","tag-hochul","tag-politics","tag-reelection","tag-torres"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-tgoiqgpqf-1755656312834.jpg?1755641986&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476543","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476547,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476543\/revisions\/2476547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}