Gov. Kathy Hochul's team wants to seize on the Capitol assault and GOP opponent Lee Zeldin’s conservative positions, including his support for former President Donald Trump, to boost Democratic turnout as she seeks a full term in a heavily blue state.
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is going on the attack against former House colleague Lee Zeldin over the Jan. 6 insurrection and Zeldin's record. | Mary Altaffer/AP PhotoALBANY, N.Y. — Lee Zeldin is already running a tough race for governor of New York as a Republican in a very Democratic state. Now his opponent, Gov. Kathy Hochul, has a new and timely line of attack: Link him to far-right extremism and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Delgado’s comments give the clearest view yet of the emerging Hochul campaign strategy. Her team wants to seize on the Capitol assault and Zeldin’s conservative positions, including his support for former President Donald Trump, to boost Democratic turnout as she seeks a full term in a heavily blue state. And she’ll stay above the political fray by letting her running mate be the public aggressor, mitigating any potential downsides to going negative early.
Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks as the House reconvenes to debate the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Arizona, after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. He voted against certifying the election. | House Television via AP Zeldin was unharmed during the altercation, which took place at a rally upstate. But he and other Republicans said it offered proof that candidates this November should be focused on public safety and criminal justice.
“While the top two issues to New Yorkers are crime and the economy, Kathy Hochul and Antonio Delgado are missing in action, cowardly trying to distract, punt, and hide, rather than lead,” Zeldin said. “This is why Alison Esposito and I are running to replace them on November 8th, and this highlights exactly why we are going to win.”
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