NY Dem Rep. Ritchie Torres dubs Gov. Kathy Hochul 'the new Joe Biden,' warns of potential 2026 election loss

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., referred to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul arsenic "the caller Joe Biden," informing that Democrats could suffer the 2026 gubernatorial predetermination conscionable similar they mislaid the 2024 statesmanlike contest.

"Kathy Hochul is the caller Joe Biden. She whitethorn beryllium successful denial astir the extent of her vulnerabilities arsenic a Democratic nominee. A Democratic incumbent who is little fashionable successful New York than Donald Trump is successful sedate information of losing to a Republican successful 2026 – an result not seen successful 30 years," the congressman said successful a station connected X.

"Waiting until it’s excessively precocious gave america a Republican President successful 2024 and could springiness america a Republican Governor successful 2026. Let's debar repeating past and debar sleepwalking toward impending catastrophe and defeat," helium suggested.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Ritchie Torres (Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached retired to petition remark from the offices of Hochul and Torres, but neither instantly responded.

Torres told Spectrum News NY 1 that helium is considering a gubernatorial bid, and noted that helium plans to bash a "listening tour" opening successful December and January.

The congressman, who won re-election to the House of Representatives earlier this month, said successful "mid-2025" helium volition marque his "final decision." 

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Rep. Ritchie Torres speaks during a House Financial Services Committee proceeding investigating the illness of FTX successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 13, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The lawmaker has accused the "far left" of turning radical disconnected from the Democratic Party.

"Donald Trump has nary greater person than the acold left, which has managed to alienate historical numbers of Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and Jews from the Democratic Party with absurdities similar ‘Defund the Police’ oregon ‘From the River to the Sea’ oregon ‘Latinx,’" the congressman opined successful a station connected X earlier this month.

Rep. Ritchie Torres speaks during the Messari Mainnet acme successful New York, connected Sept. 22, 2023. ( Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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"There is much to suffer than determination is to summation politically from pandering to a acold near that is much typical of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than it is of the existent world. The moving people is not buying the ivory-towered nonsense that the acold near is selling," helium added.