The governor also said that its members – both from more liberal areas of the state and from more moderate areas elsewhere – are not monolithic.
“There will never be a situation where all the Senate Democrats all agree on the same thing, and I oppose it,” Mr Cuomo said, adding: “They must represent their people, otherwise they will get into trouble, they have learned in the last election.”
It was not immediately clear what lesson the governor was referring to; While the current Democrats in office in New York City on the outskirts of the first two cycles lost in swing districts, Ms. Stewart-Cousins ’conference gained additional seats in other areas, including Buffalo, Rochester and the Capitol Region.
Mr Gianaris, who has clashed with Mr Cuomo in the past, said the actions of its members were no accident. The number of voters present at the June pre-election increased dramatically after Mr Cuomo expanded access to such votes due to the corona virus.
The same was expected in November, with efforts focused on winning the vote with President Trump in particular, and by post. They spent $ 2.2 million on digital campaigns and sent more than a million letters to missing voters, making a special effort to find Mr. Gianaris ’“ low-turnout, democratically-minded voters who are not at risk at all. In 2020. “
According to Mr Gianaris, voters asking to vote in absentia were “repeatedly called and texted” by campaign staff, who assessed the level of enthusiasm for Democratic candidates and encouraged them to “submit their ballots as soon as possible”.
They, too, preached patience, promising that the initial Republican leadership would evaporate as the missing were counted. “Our campaign plan was built to jump the missing votes,” he said. “Some people haven’t seen it come, but we certainly do.
