Now, this is just sad.
According to a report from The New York Post, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is saying she will start fixing the Empire State’s problems “first thing tomorrow morning; she made the comments at a campaign stop on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
“This city is back and I want to lead this state into the next four years and possibly beyond with a sense of optimism we have not had here in a long time,” she said. “That will start first thing tomorrow morning,” vowed Hochul, who has been governor since August 2021.
From The New York Post:
The remarks from the incumbent Democrat — who took office after a sexual harassment scandal forced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign — came when she was asked by a reporter to address voters “dismayed” by the race between her and GOP rival Lee Zeldin.
“It will be over tomorrow,” Hochul said, stating the obvious.
“I will feel a lot better about this city when all the ads stop — truly this has an effect on people.”
Zeldin and the super PACs supporting him have targeted Hochul with a barrage of ads promoting his tough-on-crime campaign platform — and blamed her for the decline in public safety in the city and elsewhere.
Although Hochul enjoyed a 24-point polling edge over Zeldin in mid-August, the RealClearPolitics website last month revised its ranking of the race from “Leans Dem” to “Toss Up.”
Meanwhile, Hochul’s GOP opponent was out visiting with supporters in Queens at a subway stop this afternoon.
Rep. Zeldin at a subway stop in Queens greeting supporters as voting is underway in New York pic.twitter.com/vbAnMVWY2q
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) November 8, 2022
Zeldin is asking New Yorkers to “save our state.”
Make sure you Get Out and VOTE! I just proudly voted to Save Our State. Polls close at 9:00PM. pic.twitter.com/LjxpTVDOHl
— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) November 8, 2022
More over at The New York Post:
With Zeldin neck-and-neck, Hochul vows to fix NY — 'first thing tomorrow' https://t.co/SXlbZWrMdp pic.twitter.com/aK5TPjbCEZ
— New York Post (@nypost) November 8, 2022