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> She delayed it by 6 months because she thought it would hurt some candidates in House elections

Did she think that New Jersey residents vote for New York candidates? Do you have a link to the narrative?

I don't think it made sense either, especially because cutting the congestion pricing revenue last-second meant she had to start talking about raising taxes on the entire state instead, but that is the consensus on what she was thinking.

Here's an article about it, she hasn't admitted the election considerations so we can't know for sure: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/nyregion/hochul-congestio...

Westchester County and Long Island residents vote for New York candidates.

Fair, I guess I have no clue who on earth would willingly opt into driving into New York in the first place.

And even further north Putnam and Dutchess Counties pay the MTCD tax. Those are solid red/purple.

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