2026 New York gubernatorial election

Campaigns & Elections

Hochul, Blakeman talk kitchen table issues two weeks from Election Day

Gov. Kathy Hochul made a timely announcement on her progress on anti-insurance fraud measures as her challenger, Bruce Blakeman, attacked her on utility costs.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

Why did Bruce Blakeman go 100% MAGA?

The former Long Island moderate is now facing the music in his run for governor.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

With new ads, progressive super PAC looks to deploy Mamdani voters for Hochul

Affiliated with Make the Road Action, Left Hook launched two new ads by Mamdani videographers Melted Solids.

Campaigns & Elections

5 moments that defined the gubernatorial debate

Hochul invoked Trump, Blakeman backpedaled, pandemonium ensued.

Campaigns & Elections

What we’re watching for in the gubernatorial debate

The race isn’t that close. Things could still get messy.

Campaigns & Elections

Why Blakeman wanted Trump’s midterm rally in Syracuse

Republicans across the country are running away from the president, but the GOP gubernatorial candidate needs upstate votes.

Campaigns & Elections

Hochul gets a vitamin AOC shot

A month before Election Day, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pat Ryan touted the governor’s fight against data centers.

News & Politics

‘Our enemy of our enemy is still our enemy’: Seneca Nation members protest tribal president’s Blakeman fundraiser

The Seneca Nation has a tense relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul, but Blakeman’s support for online prediction markets could destroy the tribe’s casino business.

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Campaigns & Elections

One month out from Election Day, Hochul has more than $33 million in the bank

The sum combines the cash on hand from both the governor’s campaign and the state Democratic Party.

Campaigns & Elections

Hochul leads Blakeman by just 9 points in new Siena poll

Little has changed for the governor since the last poll of likely voters. It’s a mixed bag for her.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

Hochul runs on halting data centers in new ad

Amid AI backlash, the governor’s betting her first-in-the-nation moratorium is good politics.

Campaigns & Elections

Hochul secures firefighter unions’ endorsements

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, UFA, UFOA and NYSPFFA are backing the governor for reelection.

Politics

Blakeman sends fake pied-à-terre letters in campaign stunt

The GOP gubernatorial candidate has graduated from potentially deceptive AI to potentially deceptive mail.

2026 New York gubernatorial election

Hochul blasts tariffs at State Fair as Blakeman agrees to end formal ICE agreement

The governor wouldn’t let fairgoers forget Trump’s trade war and tariffs – and got a win in Nassau County.

GOP

State Republicans attack new immigration law in wake of foiled Capitol terrorist attack

Though they avoided explicitly politicizing the event, GOP officials implied the new law will prevent the kind of cooperation that stopped the attack.