Dem panic in NY race

 NY Post:

State Democrats are panicking as Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to be blowing the race against Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in solidly blue New York amid worsening polls, fundraising scandals and campaign messaging misfires.

They also worry about her campaign’s refusal to focus on concerns that New Yorkers care the most about, like crime and the economy, heading to the Nov. 8 election.

“You’re saying, ‘Abortion, abortion, abortion.’ That is going to leave a bad taste,” a Democratic insider told The Post.

“It’s the economy, stupid,” the source emphasized, borrowing the famous tagline fed to then-candidate Bill Clinton by campaign strategist James Carville in his 1992 upset of incumbent President George H.W. Bush.

Yet key supporters say Hochul is still locking herself in a “bunker” amid a barrage of attacks from Zeldin over rising crime, inflation and alleged pay-to-play with campaign donors.

“Her campaign seems like a hot mess on the best of days. All they know how to do is use people like ATMs,” another party ally said.
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Things that are important to Hochul do not seem to be all that important to most voters.  If New York is in play it is a sign of a red wave of tsunami proportions.

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