(Edited to add this clarification)That offers a shot at getting them on board to take on trump.

He's extremely effective against trump and all he stands for. He is very talented in getting significant attention against trump. He's a moderate DEMOCRAT now and was NEVER a RWnut, simply a moderate Republican.

He has the tools, gravitas, and reputation as a hard hitter. He has strong name recogition and friends in government. Just the type necessary to go after trump and crew abd get trump CONVICTED in the senate after his 3rd impeachment...

It's not like he's a hard core RWer, he's certainly not in favor of the sh!t that too many Republicans are. Being a moderate isn't a bad thing. It means he's not extreme in either direction and understands that compromise is HOW things actually get done.

He CAN make a difference in cleaning up the train-wreck of a government that we currently have. NONE of the other candidates can come close to what he can accomplish over the next 2 years because of his name so well know from "The Lincoln Project" proving his anti-MAGAt positions. Once that work is well underway, if the voters in NY think he's not really their guy, they can easily replace him.