Hochul calls J.D. Vance 'incredibly weird', Lander makes it official

And the state's early mail-in voting law was heard by the state's highest court Tuesday.

Good afternoon — it’s Tuesday and Whistleblower Day.

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2024

TODAY’S CAPCON:

• Hochul hops on the “weird” train that Democrats have employed against Republicans over the past week.

• But Republicans aren’t bothered, at least in public, and think New York can still be won by Trump this year.

• New York’s law allowing early mail-in voting was before N.Y.’s top court Tuesday.

• A challenger to New York City Mayor Eric Adams has entered the race.

☀️ Tonight’s Weather: Albany: Chance of storms, low 70s. New York City: Chance of storms, high 70s. (National Weather Service)

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(Will Waldron/Times Union)

🤪 Hochul calls Trump, Vance ‘weird,’ joining other Democrats

🗣️ The strategy is being employed by Democrats to frame the positions of Trump and Vance as out of touch with the general public.

Comments from Sen. J.D. VANCE — former President Donald TRUMP’s running mate — arguing that people without children have less of a stake in the country have been a hot topic this week.

• Read more on what he actually said here from the Times Union.

Trump has defended those remarks but Democrats have seized on them as part of a new nationwide strategy to reframe the Republican party as … “weird.”

It’s part of their effort to divert undecided voters to their camp by characterizing certain policy positions and past comments as detached from average Americans.

• It’s thought to have originated from Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who called Trump and Vance “just weird” on television last week.

(Julia Nikhinson/Associated Press)

🤔 Now that messaging has made its way to New York.

Gov. Kathy HOCHUL has now jumped on the “weird” train, trying to flex her muscles as a surrogate for Democrats nationwide.