Hochul’s Lead Dwindles: Crime Driving NY Independents to Zeldin
18 Oct 2022
Deep blue New York may go Republican this election, as Lee Zeldin closes in on the unelected governor, Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.
New Quinnipiac NY poll has Kathy Hochul up only 4 over Lee Zeldin
NY Governor
(D) Kathy Hochul 50% (+4)
(R) Lee Zeldin 46%Independents
(R) Lee Zeldin 57% (+20)
(D) Kathy Hochul 37%Most important issue: Crime – 28%
10/12-16 | 1,617 Likely voters https://t.co/b0oT3UR4Qj pic.twitter.com/7veM4yqXqD
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) October 18, 2022
The Democrat mayor in New York City, along with Hochul, has delivered record crime, and people are fed up with not knowing if they’ll get pushed in front of a subway.
VIDEO – NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Only a ‘Perception’ Crime Is out of Control https://t.co/ihcBA78XA9
— Grabien (@GrabienMedia) October 18, 2022
Buck has been touting Lee Zeldin for a year.
The democrats have gone into full on “run and hide” mode to try to scrape out some wins in this election
Pathetic and predictable https://t.co/7SlMR2Qnpr
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) October 18, 2022
In fact, at a Christmas party last year, Buck told him, “You’re going to be the next governor of New York.” Clay stated today that he thinks Zeldin will flat-out win.
Rep. Lee Zeldin was assaulted by a man with a weapon, and the attacker was released on bail shortly thereafter. @ClayTravis and @BuckSexton react to this madness.
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— The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show (@clayandbuck) July 22, 2022
We are really hopeful for a pickup here, and it’s all driven by crime and the economy, not all the fringe issues Democrats want to fight on.
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