Ex-NY Gov. David Paterson rips Hochul, Dems for pushing partisan redistricting

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Ex-Gov. David Paterson rapped Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats for a planned power grab that will allow them to carve up congressional maps — and try to reduce the number of Republican-held seats. Democrat Paterson claimed Hochul championed the partisan move to amend the state constitution because she is “completely outnumbered” by Democrats in the legislature clamoring for the change. “They’re going to draw their own maps [for partisan gain],” Paterson, a former state chairman of the

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