Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin takes the lead in the New York gubernatorial race in his attempt to oust Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to a Trafalgar Group published late Monday night.
in the poll had caused the national Democrats to worry about the race and, therefore, the effect a major upset would have on the down-ballot races — similar to what happened in Virginia last year when then-candidate Glenn Youngkin won his gubernatorial race.
Incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul participates in a debate against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin hosted by Spectrum News NY1 and WNYC, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at Pace University in New York. reported that the Democratic Governors Association had thrown money into the race after initially not planning on spending anything:the Democratic Governors Association filed paperwork in recent days to form a super PAC in New York that will prop up Ms.
After watching from the sidelines for months, the group will now join prominent labor groups in rushing to start spending on behalf of Ms. Hochul in the race’s final days, asThe Democratic Governors Association had not initially planned to spend on the race, but as polls have tightened and the Republican Governors Association began dumping $2 million into a pro-Zeldin super PAC, the Democrats decided to act. A spokesman for the D.G.A., David Turner, did not say how much it planned to spend [Emphasis added].Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. Write to him at
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