A great move for Chris Hayes that's less good for Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo and Hillary Clinton in 2006. Azi Paybarah via flickr
11:44 am Mar. 14, 20132
Gov. Andrew Cuomo now has an antagonist in prime time.
MSNBC announced this morning that Chris Hayes, the proudly progressive host of a popular weekend show, will take over the network's 8 p.m. slot on weekdays.
Hayes has criticized Cuomo for undermining Democratic attempts to take back the State Senate, and urged his viewers to remember the actions of the "supposedly Democratic governor" when he comes to ask for their vote in the 2016 presidential primary.
That kind of criticism, it should be said, does not represent a prevailing view among MSNBC's (also liberal) prime time hosts, who have generally been much more sympathetic to Cuomo.
Cuomo recently sat for an interview with Rachel Maddow for Gotham magazine, which Maddow tweeted to her milion-plus followers.
Lawrence O'Donnell recently ran an extended segment on the courage of the Cuomo family, evidenced first by Mario's stance against the death penalty, and later by Andrew's recent push for new gun control laws. (Cuomo said he was "pleased" by the segment, especially the praise for his father.)
Al Sharpton has praised Cuomo at some crucial points, and Chris Matthews has said some nice things too, though he appears to be on the bandwagon for Hillary Clinton this time around.
Despite his early-morning hour, Hayes has developed a devoted following among young liberals, and the move to prime time will likely put his ratings more in line with the left-leaning network's other prime time hosts, led by Maddow, who draws about a million viewers per night.
Hayes replaced Ed Schultz, who will move to a weekend slot in the evenings.
CORRECTION: The original article referred in multiple instances to Chris Hughes instead of Chris Hayes. Chris Hughes is the Facebook co-founder and Obama adviser who is now the publisher of The New Republic.
Hughes? Hayes? Best to get the names straight. Just saying....
New York has the highest taxes in the nation. It is ranked as the least "business-friendly" state in the country. The implementation of Coumo’s SAFE ACT is not only going to cost NY state 36 million dollars a year, it has created a hostile environment for both in-state and out of state sports men and women who now risk committing crimes for the countless technical criminal violations created by the SAFE Act for possessing items which can be purchased over the counter in all our neighboring states. Cuomo had to take his bar exam 5 times... how is it possible that he can write legislation and get it signed by the majority of state lawmakers who admit they signed it without even reading it?
NY State under Cuomo Governorship:
570 jobs lost-Sikorsky Aircraft-closed
174 jobs lost -Dal-Tile Corp-closed
592 jobs lost- Archcare Inc-closing
375 jobs lost- Ralcorp- closing 2 plants
84 jobs lost- Vette Thermal Solutions – moving to NH
350 jobs lost -Daikin McQuay-moving Auburn plant to Tennessee
86 jobs lost-Oberdorfer foundry in DeWitt, NY is closing in May
65 jobs lost - Advanced Monolythic Ceramics in Olean – moving to CA
35 jobs lost-Bombardier Mass transit – closing
50 jobs lost-Spectrum Plastics – closing
160 jobs lost-Menands company (Albany International) – moving to NH by end of 2013
Remington considering relocating out of NY