Politicians took NY for granted that it would remain staunchly Democratic. I believe they somehow forgot about the ideological aspect of politics of late.
They also ignored decades of decline of the quality of life of workers / Middle Class. People work longer hours for far less money now and have little to show for it.
Politicians took NY for granted that it would remain staunchly Democratic. I believe they somehow forgot about the ideological aspect of politics of late.
They also ignored decades of decline of the quality of life of workers / Middle Class. People work longer hours for far less money now and have little to show for it.
Quality of public education has been declining as well. There’s little to no budget in many areas for the arts or other school programs. If my Gen X education is anything to go by, I feel they removed much of civics from the curriculum. I have to believe it’s because the earlier generation of activists scared Conservatives enough to start tampering to ensure it wouldn’t happen again.
Rents/Mortgages & property taxes have been astronomically high for a long time now. The pandemic tipped things over the edge. Many residents have had to downsize their living space at least once or even move out of state. Also, Private Equity firms are rapidly purchasing houses and multi-family dwellings.
Most people outside of NY, including politicians, think that Red States have cornered the market on racism, intolerance, misogyny, ignorance, selfishness, & faux Christianity. Nope! Ideologically speaking, much of NY State unfortunately has racist, sexist, misogynistic, intolerant tendencies.
People also assume New Yorkers range from being non-religious to anti-religious. That is also not true. Before this wave of faux Christianity & faux-Patriotism, it was not part of NY culture to wear their flags and religious symbols on their shirt sleeves. Patriotism & religion are generally considered personal matters. Public displays of either (when it’s not seasonally appropriate) would seem a bit inappropriate, like an adult couple having a public make-out session.
Gov Kathy Hochul did not do well in the 2022 Election because she is female, no one knew much about her, there was little advertising, and was part of Andrew Cuomo’s Conservative Democrat team.
Lastly, New Yorkers have suffered greatly from the economics of the last 40 years. There is almost no manufacturing left. We have agriculture which suffered under Trump and is still struggling, There is Real Estate, and service-related industries like Healthcare, Bars, Restaurants, Grocery, Delivery, Uber, etc. That’s the bulk of it. It’s not enough to help offset the taxes residents are paying.
NYers are struggling so much that it was upsetting to know that other States were getting our ‘extra’ tax money that most residents could ill afford. The roads & bridges are a mess, but ‘extra’ tax money went to other States.
If Democrats want New York to remain Blue, it needs to pay a lot of attention to the people and start fixing the problems.
Politicians took NY for granted that it would remain staunchly Democratic. I believe they somehow forgot about the ideological aspect of politics of late.
They also ignored decades of decline of the quality of life of workers / Middle Class. People work longer hours for far less money now and have little to show for it.
Quality of public education has been declining as well. There’s little to no budget in many areas for the arts or other school programs. If my Gen X education is anything to go by, I feel they removed much of civics from the curriculum. I have to believe it’s because the earlier generation of activists scared Conservatives enough to start tampering to ensure it wouldn’t happen again.
Rents/Mortgages & property taxes have been astronomically high for a long time now. The pandemic tipped things over the edge. Many residents have had to downsize their living space at least once or even move out of state. Also, Private Equity firms are rapidly purchasing houses and multi-family dwellings.
Most people outside of NY, including politicians, think that Red States have cornered the market on racism, intolerance, misogyny, ignorance, selfishness, & faux Christianity. Nope! Ideologically speaking, much of NY State unfortunately has racist, sexist, misogynistic, intolerant tendencies.
People also assume New Yorkers range from being non-religious to anti-religious. That is also not true. Before this wave of faux Christianity & faux-Patriotism, it was not part of NY culture to wear their flags and religious symbols on their shirt sleeves. Patriotism & religion are generally considered personal matters. Public displays of either (when it’s not seasonally appropriate) would seem a bit inappropriate, like an adult couple having a public make-out session.
Gov Kathy Hochul did not do well in the 2022 Election because she is female, no one knew much about her, there was little advertising, and was part of Andrew Cuomo’s Conservative Democrat team.
Lastly, New Yorkers have suffered greatly from the economics of the last 40 years. There is almost no manufacturing left. We have agriculture which suffered under Trump and is still struggling, There is Real Estate, and service-related industries like Healthcare, Bars, Restaurants, Grocery, Delivery, Uber, etc. That’s the bulk of it. It’s not enough to help offset the taxes residents are paying.
NYers are struggling so much that it was upsetting to know that other States were getting our ‘extra’ tax money that most residents could ill afford. The roads & bridges are a mess, but ‘extra’ tax money went to other States.
If Democrats want New York to remain Blue, it needs to pay a lot of attention to the people and start fixing the problems.