Hochul has nearly cleared the field in her path to reelection

After several reelection challengers have dropped their bids to personal best favorability ratings, things are looking way up for the once-not-so-popular Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY).

Hochul is clearing the field in her mission to win back Albany this fall, knocking another candidate out of her way this week, with Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado (D-NY) dropping his bid to challenge her. Delgado, Hochul’s only prominent Democratic challenger, became the second big hurdle to fall before election day — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) being the first.