Watch now: Amid growing calls for resignation, Cuomo says he won't step down
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"I'm not going to resign. I was not elected by the politicians; I was elected by the people," the governor said Friday.
Will the governor look to placate lawmakers or be tough-guy Cuomo, personally angered by the abandonment and sharp rebukes of so many?
According to two Democratic county executives, Larry Schwartz placed calls to them in recent weeks, inquiring about their loyalty to the governor.
