Posted on 10/19/2022 9:15:57 AM PDT by MtnClimber
A sign of Dems' desperation in the NY governor's race, trying to smear a GOP candidate with the "insurrectionist" label.
We already knew that the January 6 Committee of the House of Representatives was a partisan, illegitimate effort, denying Republican leadership the right to name its own members. Yesterday, the committee confirmed this status with a leak intended to hurt the gubernatorial campaign of GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is closing in on Democrat Kathy Hochul in the polls. Such activity has nothing at all to do with the committee’s charter or legitimate activities.
The New York Sun reports:
Congressman Lee Zeldin’s jump in the polls in the New York Governor’s race looks to have spooked the Democrats — including the solons of the January 6 Committee. How else to explain the committee’s apparent attempt to intervene in a gubernatorial election by leaking Mr. Zeldin’s texts with President Trump’s chief of staff? The leak comes as the race has tightened to the degree that RealClear Politics reckons it to be a toss-up.
Far from a bombshell, the leaked exchange draws no blood. Yet what is the January 6 committee doing, issuing any leaks calculated to sway a state election contest for governor? We, for one, find it a shocking development. The Daily News says Mr. Zeldin’s exchange was “revealed in logs obtained by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection,” then “shared online” by reporter Hunter Walker.Albany’s Times-Union calls the text exchange “leaked.”
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The whole J6 Committee is a political ploy trying to smear Republicans.
The newspapers and right leaning media keep announcing that the New York governors race is “tightening”, citing recent polls.
But every recent poll they cite shows Hochul leading above the margin of error.
This is a good example of how the J6 committee trampled on the rights individuals with its illegal police powers. Every member of J6, pecker puss Pelosi included, should be prosecuted for how they conducted this lynch mob investigation.
The whole purpose of the J6 Committee is political, so we shouldn’t be surprised if it acts politically. It’s purpose is NOT to resolve any unanswered questions about J6, but to pursue a pre-determined conclusion.
RE: if Hochul’s lead went from 9 points to 5 points, it is shrinking even if it is still above the margin of error with about three weeks to go.
BOTTOM LINE: if the polls are to be believed, Hochul still wins. :(
I don’t care if she wins by 1 point, I don’t want her as Governor. But it’s not looking good in my state despite all the hopeful pronouncements.
perhaps their internal polls tell a different story.
Zeldin’s campaign called the attacks a sign of desperation.
‘You know Kathy Hochul is desperate when she’d rather obsess over a text message sent at the beginning of November before the election was even called, rather than focusing on the issues most important to New Yorkers, including rising crime on our streets and a skyrocketing cost of living. Where is her statement calling for a special session on cashless bail?” said spokeswoman Katie Vincentz. “Where’s her statement announcing she’s refunding the campaign donations she solicited in exchange for New Yorkers’ tax dollars? The fact that Kathy Hochul spends all her time pathetically grasping at straws like this instead of making life easier, safer and more affordable for New Yorkers tells you everything you’ll ever need to know about Kathy Hochul.”
Funny thing is Zeldin didn’t support Trump at all regarding the stolen election and Jan 6th. I’m voting for him because a HOCHUL term in Albany will utterly destroy NY state.
“Such activity has nothing at all to do with the committee’s charter or legitimate activities.”
The problem here is that the “committee” has no legitimate activities, it is just an illegally constituted partisan witch-hunt.
If J6 Presidential subpoenas and leaks is their October Surprise, the Dems are toast.
election interference
i thought they were against that
Same here. Voted for Guiliani. Now will vote for Zeldin.
Haven’t seen a single hochul sign in Upstate NY.
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Rep. Lee Zeldin’s alleged attacker to be released next week under strict conditions
SNORT.
Meanwhile, the J6 prisoners are still behind bars.
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