I have been saying for a long time that Democrats do not like Gov. Cuomo and that at some point they will start taking shots at him.
“… after once again coming up short in last year’s elections, Democrats in the mainline conference are making a public show of independence from a governor who, despite sharing their political affiliation, has shown little desire of seeing the conference take the lead in the state Senate … To be fair, the mainline Democrats aren’t the only legislative conference giving Cuomo grief as he begins his second term on decidedly rocky terrain … But the flashes of independence from the Senate Democratic conference these last 10 weeks underscore a broader problem for Cuomo that began last year with an insurgent pushback on his left flank …”
Whether or not this discontent with Cuomo will translate into a legislative opportunity to remove bits of the SAFE Act remains to be seen. Republicans, especially in the upper chamber, ought to listen to this advice:
Prediction: if Skelos does not negotiate major reform of SAFE Act during Budget or NYC rent control ext talks, GOP will lose Senate in 2016.
— Bill Nojay (@BillNojay) March 8, 2015