BRONX, N.Y. – Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is courting disaffected Democrats as he seeks to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, betting that frustration over affordability, crime and the party's leftward shift could help him make inroads with traditionally Democratic voters."They're not Democrats. They're socialists and communists," former Democratic Bronx Assemblyman Stephen Kaufman told Fox News Digital. "They're just not Democrats, they're not moderates."Kaufman delivered the blistering criticism while rallying alongside Blakeman at the Crosstown Diner in the Bronx, wher...
Hochul faces revolt from unlikely New Yorkers as Democrats deliver scathing verdict on their party
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Oct 25, 2026 • 4 days ago
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