{"id":1703027,"date":"2022-10-20T06:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1703027"},"modified":"2022-10-20T06:49:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:49:33","slug":"new-polling-shows-ny-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-can-win-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-polling-shows-ny-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-can-win-race\/","title":{"rendered":"New Polling Shows NY GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Can Win Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-polling-shows-ny-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-can-win-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1703027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> gubernatorial race continues to tighten between Governor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kathy-hochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-finds-republican-lee-zeldin-neck-and-neck-with-kathy-hochul-in-governors-race-in-deep-blue-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Zeldin<\/a> (R-NY), new polling shows.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul, who took over as governor when disgraced Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/andrew-cuomo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> resigned in August 2021, has recently seen her lead shrink from the 17-point lead she obtained just last month.<\/p>\n<p>A Quinnipiac University poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/18\/nyregion\/hochul-zeldin-poll-governor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> Tuesday showed Hochul leading her Republican challenger by a mere 4%.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ArBOzBgA0k\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9905\">CLICK HERE TO WATCH ELECTION WIRE FOR ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND POLLING ON THE UPCOMING MIDTERMS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the blue state of New York, the race for governor is competitive,\u201d\u00a0Quinnipiac University polling analyst Mary Snow <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/ny-governor-race-kathy-hochul-lee-zeldin-poll\/12341939\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cDemocrats have cruised to victory in gubernatorial races since 2006, but Governor Hochul\u2019s narrow edge puts Republican Lee Zeldin well within striking distance of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even more shocking, the Democrat is leading New York City by 22%, with Zeldin earning an estimated 37% of likely NYC voters \u2014 an extremely big grab for a Republican in the deep-blue city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWOW. A new Quinnipiac Poll finds [Lee Zeldin]\u00a0way over a key 30% threshold in NYC \u2013 widely seen as key to a GOP candidate winning statewide in supposedly super blue NYC,\u201d the New York Post\u2019s Zach Williams reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW. A new Quinnipiac Poll finds <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leezeldin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@leezeldin<\/a> way over a key 30% threshold in NYC \u2013 widely seen as key to a GOP candidate winning statewide in supposedly super blue NYC \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42bFiUgrNI\">pic.twitter.com\/42bFiUgrNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Zach Williams (@ZachReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZachReports\/status\/1582401714489286656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Popular upstate New York radio host Bob Lonsberry remarked on the polling news, \u201cPeople who ought to know say that if Zeldin is above 35% in NYC, he\u2019s the next governor,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cThis is why Kathy is in NYC every day passing out taxpayer money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People who ought to know say that if Zeldin is above 35% in NYC, he&#8217;s the next governor. This is why Kathy is in NYC every day passing out taxpayer money. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m9xCGxW5DH\">https:\/\/t.co\/m9xCGxW5DH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bob Lonsberry (@BobLonsberry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobLonsberry\/status\/1582485831310143489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, a Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/601168109\/Siena-College-poll?irclickid=Q2DwR-3IVxyIWk0VqRWGnyxkUkDVETQp1Q-vzI0&#038;irpid=10078&#038;utm_source=impact&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_Skimbit%20Ltd.&#038;sharedid=nypost.com&#038;irgwc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> released the same day was also encouraging news for Zeldin, showing Hochul\u2019s lead slashed to 11 points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last three weeks, Zeldin has narrowed the deficit he must overcome from 17 points to 11 points in trying to become the first Republican in 20 years to win statewide,\u201d Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/ny-governor-race-kathy-hochul-lee-zeldin-poll\/12341939\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, adding that \u201cHochul maintains the upper hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Political consultant Ryan Girdusky on Tuesday reacted to the new polling, \u201cJust 12 days ago I was mocked for saying this race is competitive. Lee Zeldin can win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just 12 days ago I was mocked for saying this race is competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Zeldin can win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxnkZwllo1\">https:\/\/t.co\/YxnkZwllo1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGirdusky\/status\/1582417642631352322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Girdusky notably made his comment by quote-tweeting Josh Barro mocking him on October 6 for highlighting Zeldin\u2019s strengthening poll numbers at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNY GOV is one of these races that excessively online Republicans have memed themselves into believing is competitive,\u201d Barro <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarro\/status\/1578066773106200577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Girdusky. \u201cIf a Republican fights NY-19 to a draw, as this poll shows, then he\u2019s losing statewide by a wide margin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/another-governors-race-in-a-deep-blue-state-moved-to-toss-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported over the weekend that\u00a0the governor\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York gubernatorial race continues to tighten between Governor\u00a0Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), new polling shows. Hochul, who took over as governor when disgraced Democrat Andrew Cuomo resigned in August 2021, has recently seen her lead shrink from the 17-point lead she obtained just last month. A Quinnipiac University poll released &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1890539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1703027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1703027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1703027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1703027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1703027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}