By Laura Nahmias and David Siders
NEW YORK — From his perch as New York attorney general, Eric
Schneiderman served as the self-appointed field general of the
anti-Trump resistance. Monday’s bombshell abuse allegations changed all
that, removing a critical player from the coalition of state Democratic
attorneys general confronting the Trump administration on everything
from climate policy to immigration.
Schneiderman’s hasty resignation is sparking a scramble to replace
him in New York — the position has long been a springboard to national
prominence and higher office — but just as important, it’s raising the
question of who’ll step into his role.
“Schneiderman is gone, and whoever his replacement is … is going to
be an equally forceful part of the resistance,” said Garry South, a
longtime Democratic strategist in California. “There’s no way around it.
It’s New York state. I’m not sure that the actual personnel really
matter, because whether the attorney general of California is [Xavier]
Becerra or [Democratic challenger] Dave Jones, California’s going to
remain on the front lines of the resistance. And I think New York’s in
the same boat.”
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Source: Politico (via Empire Report New York)
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