The Republican Rep. New York’s Tom Reed says he ‘definitely’ wants to look at addressing Governor Andrew Cuomo next year when the battles offer three-term Democratic governor re-election.
‘People across the district, across the state, say’ you need to look at this. “I’m humble about it, but I’m also excited about it,” the six-time congressman, who represents the southwestern corner of New York State, said in an interview with Fox News.
REED SS CUOMO ‘MUST BE DONE’
“Given the opportunity to do my part to try to serve and change the direction of the state, we are definitely looking into it,” Reed said.
UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 15: Rep. Tom Reed, RN.Y., co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, arrives at the House Triangle outside the Capitol on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 for a press conference. (Photo by Bill Clark / CQ Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
While still holding strong opinion polls, Cuomo has been politically wounded by the current COVID crisis in the state. The governor – who initially won national praise from Democrats and the media last year for his efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic – has been in political turmoil over the past few weeks over revelations that his government is covering the full range of deaths related to nursing homes during the COVID crisis, hid. .
“Governor Cuomo needs to be removed,” Reed said Friday in a radio interview with “On Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla.”
He predicted that ‘the days of Governor Cuomo are numbered and it must be because the state of New York, not only with the deaths of the nursing home, but also the future of New York, does not have much more window around his fiscal house in to get. order. “
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In his interview with Fox News hours later, Reed mentions a death threat against his family during last year’s election. The congressman said that when it comes to a potential government, “my family is the most important factor.”
Reed points to the re-election of Cuomo to a third term in 2018 with a huge 23-point margin in the trusted blue state, and Reed acknowledges that challenging the governor will be a big task. Cuomo’s government is going to spend tens of millions of dollars. He already has $ 17 million in the bank. ‘
And he notes that ‘it’s going to be a long-term commitment, so the sooner the better we make the decision. We have some time here, but we need to get our house in order, the Republican side of the equation. “
ZELDIN REQUESTS TO CHALLENGE CUOMO NEXT YEAR
Reed is not the only Republican member of New York’s congressional delegation who is urged to challenge Cuomo.
Fox News reported for the first time on Friday that rep. Lee Zeldin is encouraged by influential Republicans to present.
“In the last 48 hours, a large number of large donors and influential Republicans have reached out to Lee Zeldin to ask him to tackle Cuomo,” a Republican consultant with ties to Congressman told Fox News.
Zeldin – a four-term congressman representing the eastern half of New York’s Long Island – is a strong ally and supporter of former President Donald Trump.
Reps Elise Stefanik, an emerging star in the party and another major Trump supporter representing a district in the northern part of the state, is also seen as a potential government candidate.
Reed – a native New Yorker living in the house built by his grandfather – is known for his ability to cross the aisle and work with Democrats. He is a co-chair of the dual Problem Solvers Caucus in the House.
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But Reed claims he was “one of the first to sign President Trump”. And he stressed that he was the president of Trump’s 2020 re-election effort in New York State. He added that he is a ‘proud Republican’ who still has ‘Tea Party support’.