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Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed worries about crime ahead of the
midterm elections were a “conspiracy,” and said her
opponent Lee Zeldin and other Republican critics were “data
deniers.”
Hochul made the comments on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation”
Sunday, as her lead in polls slips amid fear of rampant crime,
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“These are master manipulators. They have this conspiracy
going all across America trying to convince people in
Democratic states that they’re not as safe. Well guess what?
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“Safer places are the Democratic states,” she claimed.

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An aggregation of recent polls showed Zeldin had pulled within seven points of Hochul in the deep blue state amid crime
concerns.
AP

Hochul enjoys a seven-point lead over Zeldin, who has represented the eastern end of Long Island in the D'Brickashaw Ferguson's much-
House, according to FiveThirtyEight. eserved Jets Ring of Honor
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Her lead had shrunk from a nearly twenty-point margin over the summer as Zeldin focused his campaign
messaging on crime .
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Hochul, the former lieutenant governor from Western New York who was elevated to governor when
Andrew Cuomo resigned last year, downplayed concerns about crime and bail reform in the lone debate
she agreed to.

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Zeldin and other GOP candidates have pointed to a rise in most major crimes in the city over the past year.
Christopher Sadowski

GOP candidate Lee Zeldin has focused his campaign messaging on crime.
DCPI

On MSNBC Sunday, she questioned her opponent’s commitment to safety in the state amid his opposition
to gun control measures.

[He] “doesn’t support a single one of our gun safety measures and thing that the way to get people safe in
New York is to arm our teachers. Now that’s, that’s next level,” she said .

Early voting is underway in New York ahead of the Nov. 8 contest.

James Keivom

“We can not be arming our teachers, we have to get the guns off the street, something Lee Zeldin refuses
to do.”

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