in 25 years, a new jfk airport, a new penn station to end the hellacious conditions of penn station. more affordable housing than ever before. these projects are underway. there are essential to complete quickly. and effectively. they are literally building our future. joining us now is jay jacob s democratic party chair. thank you for joining us. you know andrew cuomo well, he advised him to resign. when was that speech you were listening to today? a campaign peach? i think was a farewell speech. i think he was looking to firm up his legacy, and remind voters of all the accomplishments he so proud of and the time he s been in office. i don t think it was a campaign speech. one of a saints, who s also leaving office a noble almost as much disgrace as the
something we would appreciate. is that kind of morally acceptable to the new york state democratic story that an due cuomo would sit there with the $18 million and dole it out to the people of the democratic party in new york here and there that he favors in particular and possibly in a grudge match against others who he resents based on the way the last year of his career has worked out as governor? well, you know, depending on what he does with it, i could either live with it or not. i would say that $18 million is a lot of money to have in a campaign account, certainly if you re not running for reelection. i don t expect him to be running for office again. i think it would be helpful for him to give some of that money to the state party if he would like. but it s certainly his prerogative and his option to give it to whomever he chooses under new york state law, which candidates he chooses. he s limited in how he can spend
could be someone else and a republican nominee, andrew cuomo in the middle, $18 million as an independent. as chair of the party, are you worried about that? well, you know, certainly that would not be a good scenario for the party. it wouldn t be a good scenario in a primary. and it wouldn t be a good scenario in a general election. let s face it, it kind of reminds me of when teddy roosevelt back in i think 1912 became the bull moose party because he couldn t get the republican nomination and went on to challenge taft and ended up with woodrow wilson becoming president. so you never know what happens in a scenario like that. i think andrew cuomo believes in the democratic party. i believe him and take him at his word that he is retiring at this point. and i m hopeful that governor hochul when she comes in is going to do such a great job that that s going to preclude all other possibilities. nobody is looking at it from the context that we have to see what the future is here.
the money. he might decide to give it to charity, and that would be a very good use of the money as well, giving it to causes that help people around the state, something that i think would enhance his image and his legacy. are you going to support kathy hochul as the democratic nominee for governor in the next race? kathy hochul and i have been friends for a very long time. i think she ll be an excellent governor. as the state party chair at this point in time, it s not appropriate for me to give an endorsement. but i can tell you i have every expectation that when the people of new york state get to meet kathy hochul, understand the type of leader she s going to be, they re going to like her and i think that s going to end the story in terms of, you know, what s going to happen with the democratic nomination. but it s all up to time, and we ll see what the future brings us. but i feel very good about kathy becoming our governor. and as i say, i think she s