I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.
New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance.
I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.
Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise.
It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back.
I know how bad Albany is. I know it better than most. I understand why people are angry. I'm angry. The question is going to be, how do you change Albany, what is the plan for change, and then how do you actually get it done?