{"id":26504,"date":"2022-11-14T13:37:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=26504"},"modified":"2022-11-14T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T18:37:44","slug":"make-gianaris-the-scapegoat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=26504","title":{"rendered":"Make Gianaris the scapegoat"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like while Republicans appear to have a majority<\/a> in the House<\/a>, the Senate<\/a> will remain in Democrat hands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The election results were less than what I’d hoped for, but there are some bright spots including this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… the guy Dems can most readily finger for this mess is Queens state Sen. Mike Gianaris<\/a>, who\u2019s universally seen as the prime mover of New York Dems\u2019 disastrous redistricting debacle. Yes, he\u2019s only the deputy Senate majority leader, but the No. 1, Andrea Stewart-Cousins<\/a>, by all accounts lets him handle a lot. (So much so that some call her a mere figurehead.) And he definitely took point on redistricting … That opened the door for Republicans to go to court to get the \u201cHochulmander\u201d (so called because the gov signed on) tossed and have a truly neutral expert draw up fair, compact districts without regard for either party\u2019s advantage. And on that level playing field, Republicans took the seats …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hopefully the Democrats will throw Gianaris under the bus.<\/p>\n