Posted on 10/25/2026 12:45:29 PM PDT by Libloather
BRONX, N.Y. – Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is courting disaffected Democrats as he seeks to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, betting that frustration over affordability, crime and the party's leftward shift could help him make inroads with traditionally Democratic voters.
"They're not Democrats. They're socialists and communists," former Democratic Bronx Assemblyman Stephen Kaufman told Fox News Digital. "They're just not Democrats, they're not moderates."
Kaufman delivered the blistering criticism while rallying alongside Blakeman at the Crosstown Diner in the Bronx, where several voters expressed similar frustrations with Democratic leadership and said they were backing the Republican candidate.
"Every time I go out and meet the people, another Democrat comes up to me and says, 'Bruce, I'm a lifelong Democrat. I've never voted Republican in my life. We're voting for you,'" Blakeman told Fox News Digital.
Kaufman accused the Democratic Socialists of America of gaining increasing influence over the party, warning that Democrats are "rapidly becoming a house of hatred" that no longer welcomes moderate voices.
Several Bronx voters who spoke with Fox News Digital echoed those concerns, pointing to rising costs, public safety and the Democratic Party's increasingly progressive direction as reasons they feel politically abandoned.
"It's not your Democratic Party anymore. It's not your grandfather's Democratic Party. It's become the Democratic Socialist, a.k.a. Communist Party," Lisa, a resident of the Bronx's Throggs Neck neighborhood, said.
"The socialists here literally said we’re land-hoarding if we only have a single-family home or a four-family home and that we were a problem… Kathy was all in support and quiet about it. She didn’t defend the homeowners," another man from the Bronx added.
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And she deserves to suffer an electoral defeat.
But if we had a Gov to veto the crap they produce...that would get us a voice at least.
Have they pooped on their population one too many times?
Got a feeling that in NYC, there’s whole bunch that need a little time in a cell or a skull ranch to get their heads back on straight.
Something people need to be aware of:
“ About 37.5% to 38% of New York City’s population is foreign-born.
• Total Foreign-Born Population: Roughly 3.1 million residents out of the city’s total population.”
And:
“ more than half are naturalized U.S. citizens eligible to vote, translating to roughly 1.7 million naturalized immigrant residents”
Something else to consider…
For quite some time our public education system has been pushing the popularization of socialism and communism.
Far too many young people have been brainwashed to believe that it is superior to capitalism.
To add further insult to injury, we’re paying for it primarily through our property taxes!
How many Illegals?
“How many illegals?”
They’re working hard to keep us from finding out. My guess is the majority of the millions of naturalized citizens, in NYC alone, are not legitimate citizens, going up to the mayor and higher
Don’t worry Kathy...when the chips are down the New York City democrats will come home to their party, the communist party.
Population replacement. Installing a new electorate.
It’s awful.
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