There's been more than the usual amount of negative back and forth between New York politicians recently, and some of that is directly related to the fallout from the November election. People have been downright nasty this week on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

The first example of Democrat-on-Democrat infighting was the split between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado.

On Monday, Delgado tweeted that he wasn't going to run for lieutenant governor with Hochul, leading to speculation he might run for governor himself next year. Hochul's people then issued their own statement, saying, "Today, Antonio Delgado finally said out loud what has been obvious for quite some time: he is simply not interested in doing the job of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York."

Delgado hit back Tuesday night at an event in Schenectady saying he loves the job, but wants to connect with people differently. He didn't really say what he wants to do next, although he did register to run with the state Board of Elections for an unknown statewide seat.

Two other Democrats – state Assemblyman James Skoufis and U.S. Rep. Josh Riley – also went digital.

Riley tweeted that Albany politicians are making things worse for correction officers with half-baked policies. Skoufis, who like Riley represents the Hudson Valley, fired back, "You haven't tweeted about Trump since July 2024…yet you have no problem lobbying a cheap shot at HV Democrats."

The bickering represents instances of Democrats disagreeing on how to do battle Republicans in the Trump 2.0 era.

Finally, there's the cherry on the sundae. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a Democrat, fired back at an insulting tweet from Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin, a Republican, with a swear word.

Capital Tonight anchor Susan Arbetter joined Spectrum News 1 anchor Marisa Jacques to discuss what's happening.