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Hocul, Blakeman trade jabs about energy during only debate
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Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman disagreed on a lot last night, but among the biggest spats was over the cost of energy.
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The first and only debate in the race for New York governor felt similar to a tennis match for much of the 60 minutes. There was no shouting and little in terms of refereeing as the candidates volleyed back and forth from their podiums Tuesday night, with each serving up their best attack lines.
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman are set to meet Tuesday night in the first and only debate of New York's gubernatorial race.
When undecided voters were asked which way they were leaning the race spread slightly, but just barely – with the candidates falling within 4 points of each other.
Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican Challenger Bruce Blakeman will face off at 7 p.m. on Tuesday for the first and only debate before the November 3 election.
The two contenders for governor of New York clashed over issues that include data centers and immigration in a debate that reflected the contentious nature of their contest.
“What's happening is you're seeing Kathy Hochul really embarrassed. She's blinking a lot and she's looking down, smiling. She's not handling this well,” Dr. Lillian Glass said of the gov's performance.
Gov. Hochul and Bruce Blakeman squared off in the only debate of their hotly contested gubernatorial election -- and Post experts weighed in on who scored big and who didn't.
The New York gubernatorial race heated up Tuesday as Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Brad Blakeman clashed on the debate stage.
Four days after Bruce Blakeman stood onstage with President Donald Trump declaring “we love Donald J. Trump,” Gov. Kathy Hochul spent their lone debate Tuesday night pressing her Republican challenger over that alliance — prompting him to explain his rally rhetoric as an effort to get the crowd “wor…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman wasted no time going on the attack in their one and only debate before Election Day.
Bruce Blakeman delivered a crisp debate performance centered on taxes, energy costs and sanctuary laws, while Kathy Hochul repeatedly invoked President Trump and struggled to defend her record before New York voters.
A body language expert said Kathy Hochul appeared defensive and frozen as Bruce Blakeman launched direct attacks during their gubernatorial debate, though the Republican challenger still faces a 9 to 11 point polling gap in deeply blue New York.
Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman sparred over energy costs, immigration, and public safety during their first gubernatorial debate on Tuesday night.
Blakeman, the Nassau County executive and Hochul's Republican opponent, accused the governor of focusing too heavily on the president rather than her own record.
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