How Zeldin’s Anti-Abortion Stance May Affect the N.Y. Governor’s Race

When Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a warning to the general election:

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If her Republican opponent wins, he may follow the Supreme Court's

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lead in curtailing New Yorkers' rights to abortion.

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His own victory speech, Republican opponent Lee Zeldin, didn't have a word to say about Roe v. Wade.

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After he had applauded the ruling, Mr. Zildin instead

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focused on Ms. Hochul’s handling of the pandemic, inflation, and crime.

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Their divergent approaches are no accident as New York enters

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the most competitive general elections the Empire State has seen for two decades.

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