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Democratic governor Hochul says she’s not ready to back Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor yet — slamming his plan to tax the rich

Gov. Hochul says she’s not ready to back Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor yet — slamming his plan to tax the rich

Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t ready to endorse socialist Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral run yet, she said Thursday – as she slammed his plans to raise taxes on the rich.

“I’m focused on affordability and raising taxes on anyone does not accomplish that,” she told reporters during an event at LaGuardia Airport.

The Democratic governor had congratulated Mamdani after his apparent win, but notably didn’t endorse him in November’s general election.

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3w ago

Democratic governor Hochul says she’s not ready to back Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor yet — slamming his plan to tax the rich

nypost.com /2025/06/26/us-news/gov-hochul-says-shes-not-ready-to-back-zohran-mamdani-for-nyc-mayor-yet-slamming-his-plan-to-raise-taxes/

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“I’m focused on affordability and raising taxes on anyone does not accomplish that,” she told reporters during an event at LaGuardia Airport.
What a load of fucking bullshit. Rich people can afford to pay more in taxes. That’s why they pay more in taxes.
- Like, this literally helps affordability.
  It's so fucking weird to me that they act like the government can run without taxes.
  
  It’s because they don’t actually give a shit about affordability. They just don’t wanna pay taxes.
The rot within the DNC is so pervasive. So captured by rich people and corporate lobby.
- no rot spreading
  what we are seeing is and has always been the Democrat party
  Obama chose someone who supports segregation and that same person later became president, Harris hosted a celebrity filled gala and invited Republicans while citizens who were refused entry protested outside for everything the Democrats supposedly stand for, Walz as a governor teamed up with Trump to use police to manhandle pipeline protestors, and the list goes on
  
  It's spreading in the sense they are fine being so open with it
  
  ^^ This is propaganda
It's OK, he doesn't need her endorsement anyway, just the electorate's. At this stage I think an establishment democrat endorsement will do more harm to Mamdani's campaign than this shun will do.
- I'm worried the Democrats are going to come out of their collective hole and pretend this was their idea from the beginning and poison zohran's policies somehow until he's too ineffective and unpopular to continue.
  Worst case scenario in my head, but I don't feel it's unwarranted. Dem party fucked over Bernie and now that they have no credibility they'll drag everyone into the mud.
As far as I'm concerned, Hochul can go right ahead and fuck herself on account of her attempted ratfucking of the congestion pricing, and doubly so for arbitrarily lowering the price and dealing a massive blow to future infrastructure in the process.
- She also fucked over right to repair (unilaterally, after it passed).
What's hochuls net worth?
Over 3million? Hrmmm I wonder why she's not on the fun bus.
- Honestly Mamdani should start telling rich people that they will benefit from these taxes too. Less homeless people and drug addicts by giving them housing and drug clinics or something.
  
  They care about profits short term, very few large companies competently plan long term.
  If they thought about it for a minute yes it's more costly for like a generation and the next generation is cheaper and the generation after that cheaper still. Combine that with a healthier population you end up with more production for less cost and specifically less risk to business because work comp wouldn't need to exist.
- 3 million isn't even wealthy anymore
  
  Wealthy enough to care about taxes and enough to not pay them.
The rich can, categorically, afford more taxes
- Yeah this is not a well constructed thought by her. Need to go back together drawing boars with that one.
  If the rich paid their fair share in taxes, life would be more affordable for the majority of people if politicians do their jobs. It's a big if, and clearly one Kathy doesn't believe in.
  
  drawing boars
  Typeo (drawing board) or is that a pun, insinuating that she's working with pigs?
- The rich can, and always do, use their wealth to avoid taxes
You guys expect otherwise from Cuomo's assistant governor??
She's a snake, like all of those establishment fuckheads.
Idk should I be analogizing FDR? I guess I’ll take the chance for now. FDR was not perfect.
- I'm unaware of the timeline, and if this quote came before or after, but our guy here was up against literal fascists in his day. I think this makes the quote even more pithy.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot
  Butler, a retired Marine Corps major general, testified under oath that wealthy businessmen were plotting to create a fascist veterans' organization with him as its leader and use it in a coup d'état to overthrow Roosevelt.
  
  We're up against literal fascists today, too, but this time it's made much more progress before facing adequate resistance.
  
  Smedley Butler was great. Imagine attempting a coup and decide to bring in a retired marine general who seems like he's all on board with your fascist nonsense only to learn after the fact that he's gone and been convinced of socialism
  
  https://youtu.be/74wrX8rKtzw
Not having endorsements from establishment dems is going to lose him exactly 0 votes.
- if they want to hurt his campaign, deploy Hillary in new York in support.
  slightly relevant to the joke https://youtu.be/uH8owcMHc34
"I'm focused on affordability, and how can I afford to participate in political corruption if our ill-gotten gains are subject to taxation and scrutiny?"
This from the person who spent $600 million in taxpayer dollars on a new stadium that her husband's company has a food service contract for.
Hochul is just another pile of shit in a long line of shit.
- she was the replacement for cumuo.
  
  I live in upstate NY (the actual upstate, not like white plains) and I can't remember the last time a NY politician even remotely had a platform benefiting us. 10 year tax free schemes thanks to Clinton. SAFE Act was a debacle. Daycare legislation is actively trying to kill off anything that's not a group/center.
Isn’t this the same person who wanted to set up an emergency hotline for CEOs?
- Almost wish they had so New Yorkers could flood the line claiming to be CEOs.
“I’m focused on affordability and raising taxes on anyone does not accomplish that,”
And I'm focused non you being a twat whose bought and paid for
Vote blue no matter who
…right guys?
- Edit: I think I read your post backwards. Leaving my old response below anyway.
  Yes. Do you think a republican would be nicer to him?
  Or do you not get how first past the post works?
  If this lady is not to your liking, you primary her.
  
  They aren't talking about her they are talking about the current Mayororal candidate she isn't supporting despite him being the Democratic nominee
Hey, Kathy. Screw you. We'll replace you in the next election.
“I’m focused on affordability and raising taxes on anyone does not accomplish that,” she told reporters
I'm inclined to think this is a flat-out falsehood.
- No see, she’s focused on affordability for her donors to be able to afford larger yachts than they already have…. 👀
“I’m focused on affordability” for the rich.
She’s a fucking fascist monster. Bold to act like she’s concerned about spending, after she sent in the national guard in response to a drop in crime.
New Yorkers have an amazing ability to elect slimy fuck bags.
They're almost catching up to us in California. 😏
- I think it would be more accurate to say that slimey fuck bags are shockingly good at getting elected globally.
She has to be one of the worst dem governors out there. Just stupid neo liberal shit since she got that vacated seat from a predator.
sLaMmEd
Running mouth is all they know how to do.

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