Bruce Blakeman campaigns across New York City in governor race
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman held campaign events across three New York City boroughs on Saturday as the race enters its final stretch.
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Republican Bruce Blakeman campaigned across Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island on Saturday as his campaign for New York governor entered its final stretch, the New York Post reported. Blakeman delivered an affordability message to voters and criticized Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani. [1]
The New York Post reported that the Nassau County executive began his day at the Staten Island Republican Party headquarters in New Dorp. He then traveled across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to speak at the Brooklyn GOP office located in Dyker Heights. [1]
Blakeman is running against incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul. As FTMQ News reported earlier, internal Republican polling from October showed Hochul holding a narrow lead over Blakeman of four to 4.4 percentage points, while Blakeman campaigned on subways promising more police officers on trains. [1][3]
As FTMQ News also reported earlier, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani cast his ballot on Saturday on the Upper East Side as early voting opened, while actively campaigning for Hochul against Blakeman. [1][2]
In short
- Bruce Blakeman held campaign stops in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens on Saturday.
- Blakeman serves as the county executive of Nassau County.
- Early voting opened in New York as Mayor Zohran Mamdani cast his ballot on Saturday.
Sources
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- [1]Blakeman amps up gubernational bid with three NYC stops, jabs Mamdani-Hochul allianceNew York Post, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani votes early on Upper East Side FTMQ News, 6h ago
- [3]Internal poll shows Kathy Hochul lead narrowing in governor race FTMQ News, 4d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.
- James Dolan urges business leaders to back Republican in governor raceTop Stories, 11d ago
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani votes early on Upper East SideTop Stories, 6h ago
- Internal poll shows Kathy Hochul lead narrowing in governor raceTop Stories, 4d ago
- Bruce Blakeman attacks Kathy Hochul over Cornell assault probe in debateTop Stories, 10d ago
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