POLL WARNING: Hochul’s lead tightens DRASTICALLY in New York governor race 5/24/26

Bigfoot · Sunday at 6:33 PM

FWIW - AI Overview

Bruce Blakeman has a viable but challenging chance at defeating Kathy Hochul, though current polling and political dynamics heavily favor the incumbent.
While Blakeman is pushing a highly visible campaign centered on lowering taxes and reducing crime, the structural realities of New York’s electorate make him an underdog.
His prospects are defined by the following factors:

Polling and Margins: Recent public surveys, including a Siena College Poll, show Governor Hochul leading Blakeman. However, the race has seen volatility, with Hochul’s favorability dipping and some internal GOP polls indicating a tighter single-digit race, giving Republicans a theoretical path to an upset.
Historical Context: Republicans have an energized base following the close gubernatorial race in 2022, but they face an uphill battle in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2-to-1.
Candidate Positioning: Blakeman, the Nassau County Executive, is working to appeal to moderate and independent voters. His campaign emphasizes fiscal issues and economic development to draw votes away from the Democratic ticket.

To secure an upset, Blakeman will need to significantly increase his name recognition statewide and drive a massive turnout of the Republican base while winning over a large majority of independent voters.

Saltwater60 · Sunday at 8:13 PM

I just want to see Hochul lose. It would be epic.

Bigfoot · Sunday at 9:04 PM

If Hochul the Horrible were to lose the election. That day should officially become a state holiday.

FP1201 · Sunday at 11:02 PM

I believe "who's winning" is entirely dependent on WHO is paying for the Poll as well as who supplies the list of people to be questioned.

Drinkthekoolaid · Sunday at 11:34 PM

I said this at the end of Cuomo....
Be careful what you wish for. The devil you don't know might be worse.

I have 0 confidence in NY voters and our political system to make any improvements.

FP1201 · Monday at 12:56 AM

Drinkthekoolaid said:
I said this at the end of Cuomo....
Be careful what you wish for. The devil you don't know might be worse.

I have 0 confidence in NY voters and our political system to make any improvements.

We are absolutely making plans to sell everything off and move out of NYS but that's going to take a year or more; the only chance of a change in plans will be Republicans taking control of the Governor's Office and Legislature, so in other words we're proceeding full steam ahead.

Steal2B · Monday at 6:48 AM

FP1201 said:
We are absolutely making plans to sell everything off and move out of NYS but that's going to take a year or more; the only chance of a change in plans will be Republicans taking control of the Governor's Office and Legislature, so in other words we're proceeding full steam ahead.

May those left behind hold the Fort until sanity returns to this god foresaken place

dwa12479 · Monday at 10:07 AM

NYC will re-install Hochul with ease.

OwnTheRide · Monday at 10:57 AM

Drinkthekoolaid said:
I said this at the end of Cuomo....
Be careful what you wish for. The devil you don't know might be worse.

I have 0 confidence in NY voters and our political system to make any improvements.

Yup. Never thought I'd miss the good ol' days when we just had to deal with Cuomo.

Drinkthekoolaid · Monday at 11:25 AM

dwa12479 said:
NYC will re-install Hochul with ease.

Untill she is no longer a convenient pawn for them and they will find a way to retire her and replace her with an even more extreme version.

Can we just go back to the blind guy already? It's bad when our best recent governor has been a blind guy.

Deplorable Me · Monday at 12:11 PM

Getting rid of this woketard governor only works if the NY legislature and NY senate are taken back. A new pro-gun AG would help too. A downstate republican governor is as useless as tits on a boar hog. They have no clue or respect for upstate culture.

tirwin1 · Monday at 1:20 PM

All I know is practically every YouTube video I watch is preceded by an anti blakeman ad. Has been for months. She is spending a lot of money on these ads so they must be worried. I hope she loses and goes bankrupt.

CNYJohn · Monday at 1:48 PM

No chance of her losing

The machines are rigged
No one will ever call for an election fraud investigation
We are fukked if you think democrats are going anywhere but to albany

Bigfoot · Monday at 4:03 PM

CNYJohn said:
No chance of her losing

The machines are rigged
No one will ever call for an election fraud investigation
We are fukked if you think democrats are going anywhere but to albany

Saltwater60 · Monday at 10:22 PM

livingston said:
We watch discovery , food network and more... ALL have antiBlakeman ads We see 10 + in just a few hours Every night 7 days a week . ..Never see one of his.

That’s because the republicans do not govern him any money. The party doesn’t spend money in NYS. That’s the problem.

Bustedknees · 2026-05-26T06:37:36-0400

I say we Republicans win this one. Even a blind man must be sick of looking at horse face for another four years.

DoD1776 · 2026-05-26T06:53:03-0400

Bustedknees said:
I say we Republicans win this one. Even a blind man must be sick of looking at horse face for another four years.

you’d have better chance of winning the lottery than to see a republican governor win

Bustedknees · 2026-05-26T07:54:23-0400

DoD1776 said:
you’d have better chance of winning the lottery than to see a republican governor win

We'll see how many NYC voters turn against the new socialist marriage between mayor and governor. People with money are out, business owners are out, property owners are out, tax payers are out, then there all the people who hate her North of the city.

DoD1776 · 2026-05-26T08:16:05-0400

Bustedknees said:
We'll see how many NYC voters turn against the new socialist marriage between mayor and governor. People with money are out, business owners are out, property owners are out, tax payers are out, then there all the people who hate her North of the city.

Well that’s the problem… a lot of conservatives are leaking the state.

The people in the city are loving their new mayor, sadly.

Saltwater60 · 2026-05-26T11:16:47-0400

DoD1776 said:
Well that’s the problem… a lot of conservatives are leaking the state.

The people in the city are loving their new mayor, sadly.

The love of Mandami will end, but I’m not sure it will end before November.

POLL WARNING: Hochul’s lead tightens DRASTICALLY in New York governor race 5/24/26

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