Republican nominee for governor Lee Zeldin will face off in opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday — in what’s more likely to be their solely debate forward of the Nov. 8 election, he confirmed Sunday.
The candidates will meet Tempo College at 7 p.m. for the one-hour debate set to air on Spectrum Information.
Zeldin, a member of Congress from Lengthy Island, has for weeks been calling on the weakened Democratic incumbent to conform to a number of debates. He revealed his determination to take part close to the top of an 366-word assertion Sunday, once more calling her a “coward” for insisting on only one face-to-face match-up.
“I've tirelessly referred to as on Hochul to just accept a collection of debates on broadcast and throughout numerous media markets in New York to make sure voters from all corners of this state can hear in regards to the points that matter most to them,” Zeldin mentioned.
“Once we take the stage on Tuesday night time, the primary query ought to be why Kathy Hochul thinks that the naked minimal, rock-bottom customary of a single cable debate for one hour after so many New Yorkers have already solid their vote is what she thinks the individuals of New York deserve.”
Zeldin has mocked Hochul for refusing to conform to a number of debates, even after the governor lastly introduced her participation in Tuesday’s debate on Sept. 21.
A rep for Hochul sarcastically cheered the top of “months of hiding” by Zeldin.
“Governor Hochul appears ahead to highlighting her robust report of delivering outcomes and exposing Lee Zeldin’s harmful lies,” the rep, Jerrel Harvey, mentioned in a press release.
Extra reporting by David Meyer
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