The way some political organizers see it, Gov. Hochul’s race against Lee Zeldin never should have gotten as tight as it did. No Republican has won statewide office in NY since 2002. Progressives say it’s a sign Democrats need to reshape their messaging.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.The confetti fell, the music blared and Gov. Kathy Hochul got a rousing ovation as she finished up her nine-minute victory speech Tuesday night underneath a literal glass ceiling, a not-so-subtle nod to her historic victory as the first woman elected New York’s governor.
When the Associated Press called the race early Wednesday morning, Hochul appeared to be on track for a 5-point victory over Republican challenger Lee Zeldin, a Long Island congressman who had not conceded as of 1 a.m. “Given the choice, New Yorkers refused to go backward on the long march toward progress,” Hochul said during her speech.
When polls showed the race tightening in mid-October, Hochul quickly pivoted. Within days, Hochul would focus more heavily on public safety — airing a television ad highlighting her tough-on-guns policies and her successful push to tweak the state’s bail reforms, including making it easier to jail repeat arrestees.“I can’t choose what the media covers,” she said in late October, pointing to actions she had taken on crime ever since she took office in August 2021.
“If people feel unsafe, I do think people should try to figure out a solution,” she said. “Yes, the statistics say that crime is not as bad as it was before, but there needs to be a recognition that people feel unsafe and try to figure out what to do with that.”
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