Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI believe that there has been a shortcoming for years in terms of making sure that the voices of law enforcement are there when we\u2019re talking about policies that affect what you do every day,\u201d Hochul said.<\/p>\n
Appointments of left-leaning pols such as Benjamin \u2013 who resigned months ago after his federal indictment tied to an alleged bribery scheme \u2013 and Hochul\u2019s state support for some criminal-justice reforms helped her gain support from the political left when she replaced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo last August amid his sex-harassment scandal.<\/p>\n
Some progressives are now chafing at Hochul\u2019s ongoing efforts to woo support from law enforcement now that she has the Democratic nomination for governor locked up. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor jumped into her position after 10 years of legislative and political violence of Cuomo, blunting her clear neoliberal perspective; of course, shortly after the beginning of her first budget and legislative session, she became a barrier to common-sense public policy because of tone-deaf fiscal conservatism and putting campaigning above policy,\u201d said Jawanza James Williams, director of organizing at the advocacy group VOCAL-NY, to The Post on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n