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Hochul Leads in NY Gubernatorial Race, Progressive Tax Policies Backed
New York Governor Kathy Hochul leads potential Republican opponents in the 2026 gubernatorial election, according to a recent Siena College poll. She holds a nineteen-point lead over Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and a fifty-point lead over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. Hochuls approval rating has improved, with fifty-two percent of voters approving of her job performance and forty-three percent viewing her favorably. In potential primary contests, Hochul maintains a wide lead over Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado among Democrats. Name recognition remains a challenge for Hochuls challengers, as Blakeman and Delgado are unfamiliar to more than two-thirds of voters. The survey also found strong support for progressive tax policies, with sixty-five percent of respondents backing a proposal to fund free universal childcare by raising taxes on individuals earning over one million dollars annually.
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