The Brooklyn Democratic Party has rescinded its endorsement of Gov. Kathy Hochul – enraged by the governor’s selection of former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to be her running mate.
It’s a shocking – and baffling – move by Brooklyn Dems leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who leads the biggest county party organization in the state and has previously had a friendly relationship with the governor.
Bichotte Hermelyn held an emergency call at noon Wednesday with about 25 district leaders after hearing rumors that Hochul chose Adams, a Southeast Queens native who led the council for four years. Members of the party executive committee agreed to withdraw the endorsement of Hochul’s reelection just two days before the state Democratic Party’s nominating convention in Syracuse…