Failed ‘Hochulmander’ sparks civil war as NY Dems battle each other

Redrawn New York congressional maps might pit Democratic politicians like Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney in opposition to one another.
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New York Democrats’ outrageous bid to gerrymander Republican congressional lawmakers into oblivion has come house to hang-out them, triggering civil conflict among the many Home delegation.

The federal particular grasp drew up new maps that prioritize holding communities collectively, thereby leaving a number of Democratic incumbents to activate one another (although the maps solely finalize on Friday).

Veteran Manhattan Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler will face off in a district that unites her East Facet and his West Facet base. Brooklyn Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke dwell in the identical district, although one might shift to an adjoining one.

Hudson Valley Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is exhibiting himself to be a effective younger cannibal as he’s opted to run in opposition to his freshman colleague, Rep. Mondaire Jones. (Or Rep. Jamaal Bowman, one other freshman, might get squeezed.)

The federal particular grasp drew new maps that prioritized holding communities collectively.

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DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney might major incumbent Reps. Mondaire Jones or Jamaal Bowman.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Maloney ought to step down as head of the DCCC.

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Maloney’s colleagues are outraged on the egocentric play by the chair of the Democratic Congressional Marketing campaign Committee. Progressive celebrity Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, per The Put up’s reporting, when requested if Maloney ought to step down from his DCCC gig, mentioned sure. And Queens Rep. Kathleen Rice (who’s retiring) instructed Politico, “You can not have the chair of the DCCC concerned in a Democratic major with an incumbent colleague and anticipate that particular person to stay goal about their No. 1 job, which is incumbent safety.”

In fact, Maloney’s selfishness isn’t new: 4 years in the past, he ran in a single major for state workplace whereas additionally working for re-election to the Home. We’re not followers of Bowman or Jones, nevertheless it’d be poetic justice if one in all them beats him.

Heck, this Democratic chaos is all a simply reward for the occasion’s Hochulmander effort, in blatant disregard of the desire of the individuals and the state structure’s mandate for nonpartisan redistricting.