Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado formally detached his political future from Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday, announcing he would not be running for re-election in 2026.

In light of this shakeup in the political landscape, we had to do a bonus episode of the podcast and we turned to Rich Azzopardi, a veteran of years of gubernatorial drama and now the founder of Bulldog Strategies.

We discussed the next steps for Delgado, unpacked in real time the response from the Hochul administration, and considered whether this creates openings for other Democrats hoping to be governor.