Kathy Hochul's Bad Bet

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul tried to strongarm her own party into giving her a judge. Her failure speaks volumes about how the State Senate has changed.

On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul received her clearest reminder yet that while Albany may be slow to change, it is now far less susceptible to the kind of strong-arming that made Andrew Cuomo a feared figure among state lawmakers. It still isn’t entirely clear whether Hochul has gotten the message.

Hochul took the big L after her effort to nominate Judge …