The New York Governor had some polls showing her lead had almost evaporated from 20%+ over GOP Rep. Lee Zelden…
She has been running around VERY worried as the NYC media kicks her….
But if the the latest Emerson College Polling-Pix11-The Hill poll is good….Should can breath again….
She’s gonna keep her job….
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) lead over her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin, is widening in the state’s gubernatorial race one week from the midterms, according to a new poll.
An Emerson College Polling-Pix11-The Hill survey released on Tuesday found 52 percent of very likely voters supported Hochul compared to 44 percent for Zeldin. Three percent said they were undecided.
When the poll factored in who undecided voters said they were leaning toward, Zeldin’s support rose to 45 percent, while Hochul’s rose to 54 percent.
Polling had shown the gubernatorial race in the deep-blue state tightening in recent weeks. Hochul has leaned into issues like abortion, Zeldin’s vote to overturn the 2020 election results and gun safety. Meanwhile, the Republican has featured crime prominently in his campaign….
image…Democratic Governor of New York Kathy Hochul talks to customers at Veselka, a Ukrainian restaurant in the East Village, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in New York. | Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo