House hopeful Cait Conley campaigns with Hochul after Dems got to go video

Congressional hopeful Cait Conley was buddy-buddy with Gov.Kathy Hochul at a campaign phone bank — just days after she appeared to agree the governor “has got to go” in a stunning viral video.Conley even outright dismissed her eyebrow-raising moment Thursday, accusing her Republican opponent Rep.

Mike Lawler of twisting her words to boost his name ahead of the Nov.3 elections.“Let’s be clear, Mike Lawler does what he always does, and that is to spin things,” Conley told The Post.

“The governor and I are out here today making our case to voters.”The Democrats then spent the afternoon together calling voters at the New York Democratic Party’s Coordinated Office in the Westchester County city of Peekskill, where they hugged and appeared to be old pals.But Conley — candidate for New York’s 17th District — was caught on camera declaring, “I’m in absolute agreement with my opponent” after Lawler said “we need a new governor.Kathy Hochul has to go” at an Oct.

13 upstate forum.“Absolute agreement,” she repeated, smiling as the crowd began to cheer for Hochul’s opponent Bruce Blakeman.“We’re not helping you in a moment when you desperately need it,” Conley added, before continuing on a point about support for small business owners.She didn’t share a word of defense for Hochul.Conley later called Hochul to apologize in a phone call — with the governor accepting the exchange as a mistake during a “pressure cooker” debate environment, according to Politico.But on Thursday Conley played coy over the incident — appearing to act confused when asked by a reporter “She doesn’t have to go? You support her?”“I’m standing here outside of our joint office.

Yes.What are you?” she said, practically rolling her eyes before walking off.The entire kerfuffle seemed forgotten inside, where the chums spent about 10 minutes working the phones with voters before buttering each other up with compliments.“The governor is hol...