NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – Andrew Cuomo slammed fellow Democrats this week for not doing enough to address crime ahead of the midterm elections, saying they’re “afraid” of the “extreme left.”
“I don’t know why the Democrats—and this is nationwide—I don’t know why they can’t be more aggressive addressing the issue of crime,” the former governor said in a radio interview Wednesday.
Cuomo said he hit the streets Tuesday to talk with New Yorkers about the issues on their minds for his podcast.
“It was overwhelming that the issue was crime—they’re worried about the condition of the city,” he said. “Commuters who come in from Nassau, from Jersey, etc. are worried about the condition of the city. And I tell you, it had to be 90%.”
Cuomo said lawmakers in Albany are “afraid” of the “advocacy community” and the “extreme left.” As a result, politicians are in a “goldfish bowl,” he said, and they’re “out of touch with New Yorkers,” who’ve ranked crime among their top concerns in voter polls leading up to the midterms.
“Democrats, they’re tongue-tied when it comes to crime. I don’t know what it is,” Cuomo added. “It’s not just in New York though, it’s all across the country. They are pulled by the far left, and they’re afraid to say, ‘Dangerous criminals have to be in jail.’ They’re afraid to say it.”
Cuomo’s successor and one-time lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, will face GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin in next week’s election as she seeks her first full term as governor. Zeldin has made crime one of the major focuses of his campaign.
While recent polls have shown Hochul with a narrow or even comfortable lead over Zeldin, the race has been closer than expected in a state where a Republican last won the governor’s mansion in 2002.
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