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☆ Opinion: Trump indictment in Georgia leaves Republicans sleepwalking toward disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Opinion W. James Antle Iii | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump has denied wrongdoing in all the cases, saying “the witch hunt continues” in response to the Georgia state court indictment on alleged interference in the 2020 election results. This is true purely as a practical matter, regardless of what Republicans or anyone else think of the merits of the legal cases against him. Paradoxically, the state cases could be an even bigger problem in this area than either of special counsel Jack Smith’s. If convicted of a state crime, Trump wouldn’t possess even the theoretical ability to pardon himself after the election. Unless the reality of the political danger these indictments pose soon sets in, Republicans could be sleepwalking toward disaster in 2024.

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☆ New York Passes First-in-Nation Ban on Gas Stoves in New Homes, Apartments
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York’s Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed the ban, which would go into effect beginning in 2026. Photo: Hans Pennink/Associated PressNew York is set to become the first state in the U.S. to ban gas stoves in new homes and apartments. The Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed a bill late Tuesday that prohibits natural-gas and other fossil-fuel hookups in new residential buildings. Kathy Hochul , a Democrat, is expected to approve the measure, which was included in the state’s budget.

ALBANY, N.Y. — It was just four years ago that New York’s Democratic lawmakers celebrated a new law that eliminated bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies and, at the time, seemingly added a measure of new justice to a system long faulted for pre-emptively punishing the poor. On Thursday night, however, after months of grueling negotiations, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state would scale back those changes — for the third time — after a sharp rebuke from New York’s voters and residents over a rise in crime. “It was very clear that changes need to be made,” the governor said. While judges will remain unable to set bail for a vast majority of misdemeanor and nonviolent charges, such a change could nonetheless have a dramatic impact, giving judges greater discretion to hold defendants — particularly repeat or serious offenders — before their trials.

Democrats could have prevailed had their state party — which was busy deflecting progressive criticism of their conduct — marshaled better infrastructure and financial support for swing-district candidates. The icing on this rotten cake is that New York Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. Facing challenging new maps, Maloney and his moderate allies panicked that many of the popular progressives who had already announced their candidacies simply could not win. In a moment of exceptional self-unawareness that only underscored the broader myopia of establishment New York Democrats, Maloney took the news of his loss Tuesday as an opportunity to swipe at Ocasio-Cortez. Seth Wenig / AP fileBetween interparty bad blood and challenging electoral maps, the Democratic Party machine also appeared uninterested or unable to translate Democratic enthusiasm into meaningful on-the-ground organizing.

☆ Lee Zeldin Visits Kathy Hochul Country
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Tunku Varadarajan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kenmore, N.Y. This village of 15,000 in Erie County, immediately north of Buffalo, lies squarely in Kathy Hochul country. New York’s Democratic governor was born in Buffalo and represented the area in Congress before becoming lieutenant governor in 2013. A young Republican Party worker tells me that the Democrats have “a 2-to-1 enrollment advantage” in Kenmore, but we’re standing in a hall packed with supporters of Rep. Lee Zeldin , Ms. Hochul’s Republican challenger, who hails from Long Island’s Suffolk County, more than 450 miles away. Most statewide polls show Ms. Hochul, once a prohibitive favorite, leading only by single digits.

☆ Two Shot Outside Home of New York GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Douglas Belkin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R., N.Y.) has represented the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County since 2015 and is attempting to unseat New York’s Democratic governor. Two men were shot Sunday afternoon in front of the Long Island home of U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin , the Republican candidate for governor of New York, according to police and Mr. Zeldin’s campaign. The men were taken to area hospitals where they are being treated, police said. Mr. Zeldin’s two daughters were home alone when they heard screaming and gunshots and called the police from the bathroom where they went to hide, Mr. Zeldin said. Mr. Zeldin and his wife were leading the Bronx Columbus Day Parade at the time.

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