EXCLUSIVE: Elise Stefanik, Chair of the House Republican Conference, will host a rally to support New York GOP’s gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zildin He joined other top Republican candidates in Empire State Thursday night for “save the state”. The prediction that the GOP is on the “precipice” of winning once in a generation victories to flip blue states and win big elections Day wins, said the GOP.
Stefanik (R-N.Y.) will host the “Save our State Rally” at Castleton-On-Hudson at 6 p.m. New York, in support of Zeldin, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Alison Esposito; candidate for state attorney general, Paul Rodriguez; comptroller candidate Jose Pimion; U.S. Senate candidate Liz Joy; candidate for New York’s 20th congressional district, Marc Molinaro and more.
Lee Zeldin, a New York congressman and Republican New York governoral candidate, attends the annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City on Oct. 10, 2022.
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Stefanik spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital about the “blue wall” in historically blue states. “Republicans are at the brink of once-in-a-generation wins to flip blue state red and win big on Election Day.”
Fox News Digital reported that Stefanik stated that she has told her constituents about the “double whammy, far left radical policies, both in Washington, and Albany” and noted that people “suffer from inflation, which is at an historic high, while crime continues its rapid rise in these blue state.”
Rep. Elise Stefanik addresses members of the media.
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Stefanik stated to Fox News Digital, “This is the chance to save our state.”
Stefanik said Thursday’s rally “will be the biggest rally in upstate New York of the midterm election cycle,” with more than 1,000 people anticipated to attend.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul was leading in polls throughout, but Zeldin has narrowed the gap sufficiently that Democrats are now engaged. Americans are also watching closely in an increasingly competitive race, especially as Zeldin reaps the rewardsWith independents in the State.
“Many people feel that today’s far left radical Democrat Party has left them—these are families or individuals who have been registered maybe 20, 30 years ago as Democrats and see that those policies have failed over and over again in New York,” Stefanik said. “And we can’t keep going down this path towards radical policies.”
Every presidential election since 1988 has seen New York go blue. Since 1992, the Republican candidates have received less than 41% of state vote. George Pataki was the last Republican to win the governorship in this state. He won terms in 1994 and 1998, as well as 2002.
Kathy Hochul, New York Governor, speaks, and Eric Adams, New York City Mayor, joins her.
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Stefanik highlighted the top issues that voters need to address this cycle. Stefanik stated that New York’s crime rate is rising and said voters “seeing the consequences of failed bail reform and defunding police policies and rhetoric.”
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“People don’t feel safe, don’t feel safe in their homes, raising kids, or starting small businesses,” she said, pointing to Zeldin’s support among law enforcement and businesses in the state.
Stefanik explained that Zeldin will on the first day call a crime-emergency and fire Alvin Bragg as well as other district attorneys that do not prosecute criminals. “Governors have the authority to do that according to the New York State Constitution and for Lee Zeldin, that’s a major campaign promise.”
Stefanik stated that Zeldin also promised to “throwout bail reform and ensure that the New York State Senate, Assembly and Senate immediately go into session to repeal that horrible law.”
She said, “He strongly supports law enforcement, regardless of whether it’s the NYPD or country sheriffs throughout the state.”
The Empire State Building towers over other, largely empty office buildings in New York City on March 4, 2021.
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Stefanik spoke out in favor of Zeldin, saying that he will “stop the pain from reckless spending.”
“New York State’s budget is more than the budgets of Texas and Florida combined, and those two states, individually, have more population than the state of New York, so, think about that fiscal irresponsibility that we continue to see in New York State,” she said. “Lee Zildin will control that,” she said.
She stated that Zeldin will “stop corruption that has been around for a generation” here in New York.
Hochul was called a “weak candidate” by Stefanik.
She said that Kathy Hochul really has struggled to unify Democrat Party.
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Hochul was the lieutenant governor of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo was appointed to the helm in last year’s sexual harassment scandal.
“She is Cuomo 2.0, except worse, and that’s a pretty high bar to surpass because no one thought we could have a worse governor than Cuomo, myself included, and Kathy Hochul has somehow achieved that,” Stefanik said. “Kathy Hochul has the potential to reap the fruits of what she sows.”
Former New York governor. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference held at New York’s Yankee Stadium on July 26, 2021.
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Stefanik added that this election is “a referendum on her and it is a referendum on Joe Biden—really, it is a referendum on single party Democrat rule across the country.”
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As for Thursday night’s rally, just days before Election Day, Stefanik said she and Republicans will campaign to ensure that upstate New York “turns out big” for Zeldin.
Incumbent Democratic New York governor Kathy Hochul (left) and Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin.
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“Lee is doing a great job to make sure that he wins by a margin that he needs in downstate, but it is really upstate New York that’s going to have to turn out huge to get this done,” she said. “My district, we’ve always had the highest congressional turnout, the last few cycles, of any congressional district in the state, and we’re going to work hard to do that again.”
Stefanik stated that she and Republicans “worked together to build a strong grassroots group.”
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She stated that “this rally will be part of the closing final get-out the vote effort, not just in upstate New York but throughout the state.” “And I think we’re on the precipice to have the biggest election night surprise of this cycle when Lee Zeldin wins.”
