New York Rep. Elise Stefanik officially entered the race for New York governor on Friday, looking to topple Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and reverse a streak of Republican losses in statewide elections.
Her 2 1/2-minute video announcement didn’t mention President Donald Trump, a close ally. Instead, she focused on affordability and dinged Hochul for what Stefanik cast as her failed leadership of an increasingly expensive state.
“The Empire State has fallen,” the narrator said. “And Kathy Hochul’s failed policies are to blame. Kathy Hochul made New York the most unaffordable state in the nation, crushing families with sky-high taxes…
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