New York dems really might be the worst in the country.
In large parts of the state everybofy just votes for dems so everybody just runs as a Democrat even if they're a boilerplate republican.
And then they proceed to begrudgingly eventually do the worst possible version of anything as slowly as possible.
Not that weed legalisation is that important of an issue but new york "legalizing" recreational pot and now 4 full years later there still aren't any stores that can legally sell it practically anywhere outside a major city is a perfect metaphor.
People are just saying fuck it and selling it out of roadside stands and largely not being harassed because "we got sick of waiting for the fucking politicians to do literally anything right" is a reasonable argument.
The fucking governor almost lost to a long island dipshit chud because of how universally the democratic leadership in this state sucks rotten possum asshole.