{"id":133754,"date":"2026-02-14T21:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133754\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T21:59:08","slug":"can-republican-bruce-blakeman-defeat-ny-gov-kathy-hochul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133754\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Republican Bruce Blakeman defeat NY Gov. Kathy Hochul?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman found himself in a familiar place Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 celebrating an unlikely political victory on Long Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Bruce Blakeman speaks at the\u00a0Republican state convention.<\/p>\n

Robert Gavin\/Buffalo News<\/p>\n

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Bruce Blakeman becomes the third challenger to Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Buffalo-born Democrat in her first elected term.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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