Unions and advocacy groups have also turned their backs on Cuomo, which will hurt him in his pocketbook as well as on the campaign trail. Several, including the AFL-CIO, Hotel Trades, 32BJ and RWDSU, could always be counted on to support his re-election campaigns. Others, like Planned Parenthood, NOW-NYC and NARAL Pro-Choice New York gave the governor the political bonafides he needed to label himself an advocate for women and launch the now-defunct Women’s Equality Party in 2014.
The governor may also face criminal charges. The district attorneys of Albany, Westchester, Nassau and New York counties have stated they will look into opening investigations into the governor’s conduct to assess whether he may be guilty of a crime.