“I think this proposal reflects lessons learned and is an attempt to try and neutralize any of those things from happening again,” Na’ilah Amaru, a Democratic strategist, told Newsday.
“Being able to select a running mate would allow a governor, no matter who is running, to “neutralize obstacles and challenges before they become political liabilities,” Amaru said. The legislation also would allow Hochul to avoid having a candidate from the far-left as her running mate, she said.
“But it could be perceived as ‘antidemocratic,'” Amaru said. “There’s that tension between a government that functions and free choice of voters to select who they want to select as elected officials.”
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