How many weeks in a row do I have to hear Susan Del Percio repeat the same ridiculous talking point that somehow it is the Democrats' and Governor Cuomo's fault that gay marriage may not pass the Senate again this year? Sure, it would give some Republicans who might want to vote for the bill cover if all the Democrats jump on board, but ultimately, if the bill fails it will be because the vast majority of Senate Republicans vote against it. They continue to oppose it overwhelmingly despite clear polling evidence that New Yorker's are solidly in favor of finally changing the law.
The second part of this ridiculous talking point is that, if the votes aren't there and Cuomo never actually drops the bill that it is his "first defeat" and will hurt him in the eyes of the voters. Which voters? Pro-gay marriage voters will not hold him responsible for Senate intransigence and those that oppose it probably have no love for him to start with.
Seems like the Republican's would like New Yorkers to hold someone else accountable for the fact that they have yet to develop a social agenda that has evolved out of the 1890's.
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