The New York Democratic Party is eating itself alive as Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado doubles down on his primary challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul by selecting radical Democratic Socialist India Walton as his running mate – a candidate with a troubling criminal history including harassment arrests.
While Hochul scrambles to find anyone willing to join her ticket after her first two picks reportedly turned her down, Delgado is going full socialist in a desperate bid to outflank the embattled governor from the left. Talk about a race to the bottom.
The irony is thick here, folks. Delgado is currently serving as Hochul's Lieutenant Governor while simultaneously running against her – a stunning display of political backstabbing that shows just how dysfunctional New York's Democratic leadership has become.
Social media is already lighting up with reactions to this political circus.
"Gov Kathy Hochul (D) having trouble finding a Lt Gov runningmate. Her first two picks turned her down, so Hochul is still looking. She didn't pick well last time, as her current LG Antonio Delgado is running against her in the primary,"noted Politics1com on social media, highlighting Hochul's desperate situation.
Another observer summed up the matchup perfectly:
"It's Hochul / Adams VS DelGado/ Walton in the Democratic primary,"according to Project Civica, setting up what promises to be a brutal internecine battle.
New York Democrats' Socialist Shift
Walton's selection signals Delgado's embrace of the far-left wing of the Democratic Party. This is the same crowd that has turned cities like San Francisco and Portland into crime-ridden disaster zones. Now they want to bring that failed ideology to the Empire State.
Meanwhile, everyday New Yorkers are fleeing the state in record numbers, tired of high taxes, rising crime, and incompetent leadership. But instead of addressing these real problems, Democrats are focused on out-socializing each other in their primary race.
Is this really the best New York Democrats have to offer? A backstabbing Lieutenant Governor teaming up with a radical socialist with a criminal record? New Yorkers deserve better than this political theater.