Bruce Blakeman, now the 2026 GOP candidate for governor, offers New York a refreshingly commonsense agenda with real hope to reverse the state\u2019s long decline.<\/p>\n
The Nassau County exec is a perfect contrast to Gov. Kathy Hochul: a straight-shooting, practical leader who puts truth and principle ahead of political convenience.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s Hochul\u2019s central failing, of course: Even when she knows better, she gives in to progressives\u2019 pro-crime, anti-family, pro-tax, anti-business agenda.<\/p>\n
Her hapless \u201cclimate\u201d agenda alone is a bane on affordability<\/a> for residents and businesses alike; her big idea for growing the economy is corporate-welfare deals<\/a> that require billions in subsidies and still may never pay off. <\/p>\n The exodus from New York is accelerating on her watch; the state will likely lose two House seats in 2030 unless new leadership puts an end to the far-left policies she only tries to ameliorate. <\/p>\n Blakeman is a staunch advocate for law and order; under his stewardship Nassau County was named the safest county in America by US News and World Report. <\/p>\n \t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPost Editorial Board<\/p>\n He added 600 new law-enforcement officers to patrol the county\u2019s neighborhoods and has enthusiastically partnered with ICE to remove criminal illegal aliens.<\/p>\n Less than a decade ago, MS-13 was running wild in Nassau<\/a>, waging a gang war and murdering teenagers who wouldn\u2019t join up.<\/p>\n Yet Hochul is attacking Nassau\u2019s successful work with ICE with her proposed \u201cLocal Cops, Local Crimes Act,\u201d<\/a> which would ban local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Despite state-level misrule, Nassau County is growing on Blakeman\u2019s watch; he has passed responsible budgets without hiking property or sales taxes and canceled $150 million in scheduled property-tax increases. <\/p>\n