Pet eating claim incites N.Y. Democrats; On The Bill: another COVID-19 review

And N.Y. Republicans are knocking the moderators of Tuesday night's debate.

Good afternoon — it’s Wednesday, Patriot Day & the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

TODAY’S CAPCON:

• Republicans took aim during and after Tuesday night’s debate, but not just at Harris as she and Trump took the stage.

• A claim that Haitian migrants are eating people’s pets in Ohio was repeated during the debate but it had already reached N.Y. Democrats.

• On The Bill: After Cuomo’s COVID-19 testimony Tuesday, should N.Y. conduct another holistic pandemic review?

• New Bills of Note: congestion pricing, painful procedures and library cards

🍂 Tonight’s Weather: Albany: Mostly clear, high 40s. New York City: Mostly clear, high 50s. (National Weather Service)

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Reporters in the debate spin room (Matt Slocum/Associated Press)

📺 New York reacted to the Trump-Harris debate as expected

🗣️ But the takeaways were very different from what we saw the day after the Biden-Trump debate in June.

I was going to start today’s CapCon by rounding up reactions to last night’s presidential debate from New York’s top political leaders and elected officials.

But, honestly, let’s not waste each other's time. The reaction from both sides of the aisle in New York can really be summed up in two sentences.

Democrats thought Vice President Kamala HARRIS did great and that former President Donald J. TRUMP spiraled.

Republicans thought Trump made a strong case against Harris and that she was weak and unprepared.

That’s it. All done.

But Republicans from New York were also outspoken about two other people: the debate’s moderators.