{"id":108723,"date":"2024-09-30T13:21:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T06:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108723"},"modified":"2024-09-30T13:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T06:21:51","slug":"how-eric-adams-indictment-could-cost-democrats-their-shot-at-winning-back-the-us-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108723","title":{"rendered":"How Eric Adams&#8217; indictment could cost Democrats their shot at winning back the US House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 corruption case<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/26\/us-news\/mayor-eric-adams-federal-indictment-is-unsealed\/\"> could derail<\/a> Democrats\u2019 push to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/25\/us-news\/voters-in-ny-house-swing-districts-sour-on-gov-kathy-hochul-new-polls\/\">win back <\/a>suburban congressional seats critical to controlling the House of Representatives, political strategists say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Adams\u2019 scandal reminds the voters of what they despise about Democrat-controlled New York City, including its \u201cchaos,\u201d a political consultant noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It can\u2019t be good for Democrats. Part of the red wave in the suburbs is driven by what they see in New York City \u2014 the homeless, migrant crime and chaos. That\u2019s why they\u2019ve been voting Republican,\u201d said a Democratic strategist who has worked for congressional candidates and former Dem President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong Island does not want to become New York City,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 corruption case could derail Democrats\u2019 push to win back suburban congressional seats. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At stake in November is control of the House, where Republicans have only the narrowest lead. There are currently six House races in the New York suburbs or exurbs rated competitive by the Cook Political report \u2014 four are held by Republicans, and two by Democrats.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Crucially, these districts are part of the New York City media market \u2014 where the Adams scandal is likely to dominate the airwaves for weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long Island Republican congressional candidate Mike LiPetri is hammering Democratic incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/20\/eric-adams-says-he-wants-rep-tom-suozzi-as-deputy-mayor\/\">Rep. Tom Suozzi <\/a>for once being considered by Adams to serve as a deputy mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom Suozzi made millions of dollars trading stocks in Congress, violated the STOCK Act [governing financial disclosures] 300 times, and now, his old buddy Eric Adams is going down in an alleged bribery scandal,\u201d LiPetri told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York House races could determine whether the GOP or Dems control Congress. <span class=\"credit\">NY Post composite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo wonder the duo considered working together in City Hall,\u201d he said of Suozzi and Adams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deserve better than these career politicians who only look out for themselves \u2014 it\u2019s time for a fresh start,\u201d said LiPetri, who is running in District 3, which stretches from Nassau County\u2019s North Shore on Long Island through parts of Queens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Suozzi declined comment on LiPetri\u2019s broadside while issuing a statement which stopped short of calling on Adams to resign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s sad that yet another public official has been indicted. People are losing faith, but I am confident in our system of justice, and I know that by following our long established process, that in the end justice will be served,\u201d Suozzi said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro, who is running for re-election in Hudson Valley\u2019s battleground 19th District in a rematch against Democrat Josh Riley, said the Adams scandal is definitely a campaign issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a state run by one political party for so long, this culture of incompetence and corruption needs to have people fighting back,\u201d Molinaro said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican pollster John McLaughlin claimed the Adams indictment also might spark usually Democrat-backing black voters to vote for Donald Trump for president, too.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Democratic incumbent Rep. Tom Suozzi was criticized for once being considered by Adams to serve as a deputy mayor. <span class=\"credit\">Jasper Colt-USA TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Black voters may believe that Adams is being railroaded by the Harris-Biden\u2019s Department of Justice, after the mayor criticized the White House\u2019s handling of the border crisis, McLaughlin said. <\/p>\n<p>Adams made his assertion of the possible political payback despite some of the allegations against him dating back\u00a0years, to when Adams was Brooklyn borough president and before the city\u2019s current migrant crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Four local Democratic House candidates have called on Adams to resign, sensing their GOP opponents would try to hang the scandal around their neck.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro, who is running for re-election in Hudson Valley\u2019s battleground 19th District in a rematch against Democrat Josh Riley, said the Adams scandal is definitely a campaign issue. <span class=\"credit\">CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Josh Riley, Molinaro\u2019s Democratic rival, immediately threw Adams overboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpstate New York is facing serious issues, and the last thing we need is more corrupt downstate politicians compounding the problems, exporting their chaos, and abusing the public\u2019s trust,\u201d Riley said in a statement. \u201cEric Adams should immediately resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Laura Gillen, who is running against first-term GOP Rep. Anthony D\u2019Esposito in southern Nassau County\u2019s 4th District, jumped on the bandwagon, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you abuse your power you\u2019ve got to go,\u201d she said. \u201cLet\u2019s clean house in New York City and Washington D.C. and elect ethical leaders who are focused on their constituents, not themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lefty tx-Congressman Mondaire Jones, who is running against first-term Rep. Mike Lawler in Hudson Valley\u2019s 17th District, said, \u201cIt is a sad day for New Yorkers and the American people to see the Mayor of New York City indicted. Eric Adams should resign.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republican Rep. Nick Lalota represents Suffolk County\u2019s 1st District on Long Island. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrat John Avlon, who is running against freshman Republican Rep. Nick Lalota in Suffolk County\u2019s 1st District on Long Island, said,\u00a0 \u201cI believe in putting principle over partisan politics. A Democratic crook is as bad as a Republican crook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile everyone is entitled to a presumption of innocence before being judged by a jury, Mayor Adams should step aside for the good of all New Yorkers &amp; there should be a special election,\u201d Avlon said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/29\/us-news\/how-eric-adams-indictment-could-cost-democrats-their-shot-at-winning-back-the-us-house\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 corruption case could derail Democrats\u2019 push to win back suburban congressional seats critical to controlling the House of Representatives, political strategists say.\u00a0 Adams\u2019 scandal reminds &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108723\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}