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In reply to the discussion: I know I'm beating this to death but I find it hard to believe that Cuomo... [View all]pnwmom
(108,955 posts)But she obviously took it for the reason Cuomo's staffer did. She weighed the variables and decided it was the best she could do.
I don't have to be from NY to know that Cuomo's been making a lot of enemies there, including among the Democrats. Have you been paying attention to the legislature there? They're not running to his defense.
The Democrats are leading an effort to impeach him. 40% of the Dems signed a statement asking him to resign. That's a lot of support for someone to lose who's hoping for a 4th term.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/nyregion/cuomo-resign-sexual-harassment.html
The reports of accusations concerning the governor are serious, the Assembly speaker, Carl E. Heastie, a Democrat, said in a statement, adding that the impeachment investigation will encompass interviewing witnesses, subpoenaing documents and evaluating evidence.
The announcement came on the same day that 59 Democrats in the State Legislature about 40 percent of the partys members in the Assembly and the Senate signed on to a statement demanding that Mr. Cuomo immediately resign in the wake of allegations from women, including current and former aides, who have accused him of harassment or inappropriate behavior.