Dems telling me they want Hochul out of office over Mamdani endorsement

“Worst Governor in America” Kathy Hochul was so badly damaged by endorsing radical socialist Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor that Democrats are champing at the bit to see the wildly unpopular incumbent booted from office, according to Rep. Elise Stefanik

“Democrats are reaching out to us in droves, saying they will refuse to support Kathy, and they look forward to firing her next year,” the upstate Republican lawmaker and prospective 2026 gubernatorial candidate told The Post.

“Kathy Hochul bent the knee to the raging, antisemite, ‘Defund The Police’ communist who is going to destroy New York City,” said Stefanik of mayoral frontrunner Mamdani.

“He’s going to make it more unaffordable, more unlivable, and dangerous, and she owns this lock, stock and barrel. It is catastrophic for the people of New York.”

However, Stefanik does see some light at the end of the tunnel if the silver-spoon socialist wins Tuesday’s election – it could help Republicans in next year’s midterm elections and in other races nationwide, including for Hochul’s seat.

“It’s a full-blown socialist takeover of the Democrat Party playing out for all to see in the most important city in the world,” said Stefanik, who is one of President Donald Trump’s top allies on Capitol Hill.

“And it is going to be a significant drag on Democrat candidates up and down the ballot. It’s why Kathy’s own Democrat State Party chair [Jay Jacobs] refused to endorse him — even though she did. You have members of Congress who are Democrats, refusing to endorse him, because it is existential.”

Stefanik branded Hochul the “worst governor in America,” saying she is despised across the board by the far-left, far-right and moderates in between, and New Yorkers “aren’t going to forget” how Hochul backed an Israel-hating, anti-cop socialist.

“She’s disliked not just by Republicans and independents, but the Democrats, and even the socialists who heckled her off the stage, chanting, ‘tax the rich,’” said Stefanik, referring to Hochul being heckled at a Queens campaign rally for Mamdani last week.

Stefanik said she plans to make a formal announcement on her expected gubernatorial bid shortly after Election Day on Tuesday.

A Manhattan Institute poll released Tuesday shows Stefanik narrowly beating Hochul in a hypothetical 2026 matchup. The governor trails her firebrand GOP nemesis by 1%, according to the statewide survey conducted by the right-leaning think tank.

Hochul endorsed Mamdani last month to appease the far-left in a desperate attempt to stave off a real primary challenge next year, insiders said. She’s banking on Mamdani becoming NYC’s next mayor and then endorsing her in the 2026 Democratic primary, where she expects to face a challenge from her estranged Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.

Mamdani’s campaign did not return messages, and Hochul’s campaign deferred comment to state Democratic Party spokesman Addison Dick, who accused Stefanik of “running from” a record of failure in Congress.

“While she sells out New Yorkers to Trump, Gov. Hochul is cutting costs, protecting healthcare and keeping our communities safe.”