New York’s First Female Governor is Inheriting a Huge Mess
Her playbook is the exact opposite of Andrew Cuomo’s. Can she deliver a win for New York?
As soon-to-be Governor of New York, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul already has her work cut out for her.
Hochul, and her modest staff, are preparing even now to take office when current Governor Andrew Cuomo officially steps down, as he has promised to do on August 24.
As has been true throughout most of her career in public service, she is already well ahead of the game. Never one to wait to see how the wind is blowing before responding to questions of moral and civic duty, Kathy Hochul didn't wait for Andrew Cuomo’s surprise resignation last week to begin preparing to take over.
And it’s a good thing for all New Yorkers, from the Catskills to Manhattan, that she didn’t.
Months ago, while Andrew Cuomo was still assuring everyone that the New York AG’s investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct would exonerate him- and the mainstream media was buying it- Hochul began immediately preparing for a much different outcome.
The Lieutenant Governor is next in line, should the Governor be unable to serve out his term for whatever reason. By all accounts, Hochul started preparing for Andrew Cuomo’s worst case scenario the moment…