Hochul's GOP challenger, who's been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has closed in on her double-digit lead in recent weeks.
One Democratic advisor, who counts numerous Hochul donors as clients, said he's having"PTSD" as he sees Zeldin closing in on Hochul in the polls. He compared Zeldin's surge toKathryn Wylde, the president and CEO of the New York business lobbying group Partnership for New York City, said Hochul was"too ambivalent on crime, aside from gun control" when asked for pros and cons on both competitors for governor.
The encouragement to focus more on the economy and crime as the polls tighten seems to have made an impact on Hochul's messaging. At a private fundraiser on Wall Street last Tuesday, Hochul hit those broad topics in front of the over 100 people that attended, one attendee told CNBC. The dinner was held at Manhatta, a restaurant on the 60th floor at the
28 Liberty St. tower in the financial district, this person said. Tickets for a table to the event went up to $50,000, the attendee explained. Another suggestion from donors to Hochul has been to fire Bragg as a way to show voters that she's looking to take on crime within the state, some of these people said. Crime in the Big Apple climbed 5.9% year-over-year, according to anBragg has been criticized, often by GOP officials, for the uptick in crime in New York City. Bragg, a Democrat, was elected as Manhattan's DA in 2021 to a four-year term. He's led an investigation into Trump's company, Trump Org.
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