Posted on 10/05/2026 6:27:22 PM PDT by Libloather
Debra Messing has had enough with the state of New York.
The "Will & Grace" actress snubbed Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul and instead threw her support behind Republican Bruce Blakeman in the New York governor’s race.
The endorsement marked a striking political shift for Messing, who has campaigned for Democratic candidates in the past. She previously backed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Cynthia Nixon's 2018 bid for New York governor.
Messing has also publicly clashed with President Donald Trump, a supporter of Blakeman.
Her past political allegiances appeared to take a back seat as Messing enthusiastically praised Blakeman’s campaign for governor.
"Oh gosh, I am so grateful that you are running," she told Blakeman in a video shared on Instagram. "You are what we need more than anything."
"The decline in this city over the last four years has been so exponential and devastating economically, socially on every level and obviously we've lost so much business here. People are leaving the city."
Fox News Digital reached out to Messing's representative for comment.
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Hopefully, this is the first crack in the dam.
Debra is VERY Pro Israel so even though she is no Trump fan, she supports Israel 100 percent and doesnt want anything to do with these DSA Jew haters
With friends like her, you don’t need enemies.
“Debra Messing ditches Democrat for Trump-backed Republican as she sounds alarm over New York”
the unthinkable has happened: VIRULENTLY VICIOUS anti-Trumper, anti-MAGA, anti-GOP, anti-conservative Debra Messing was struck by lightening on the road to Damascus and has seen the truth, or maybe a little of it, anyway ...
“Hopefully, this is the first crack in the dam”.
Yes.
To outvote those voters who are on damn crack ;)
“Debra is VERY Pro Israel so even though she is no Trump fan, she supports Israel 100 percent and doesn’t want anything to do with these DSA Jew haters”
i had not idea that Debra Messing is Jewish ...
Yes she is, I didnt know either til I started following her on facebook
I’ll take it, good news.
No kidding. A little late to the party, honey.
Very good description.
She’s an anti-dentite.
“I had (no) idea that Debra Messing is Jewish”
Not only is she Jewish, she’s also against gassing Jews.
YOU CREATED THIS WORLD DEBERA!
its comical...this chick wanted to cancel every and all Trump supporters after the 2020 election...
Funny, court jesters used to be scorned. Now the idiots place them on a pedestal.
Next thing you know it, she’ll be saying they should have their own schools.
I really don’t care who celebrities endorse no matter which side they’re on. They are not all that influential and as Alice Cooper famously said: “If you’re listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you’re a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we’re morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the newspaper.”
Have to admit she was pretty hot in that episode.
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