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Bruce Blakeman announces his run for New York governor, setting up GOP primary clash with Elise Stefanik

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced on “Fox & Friends” that he would run for the Republican nomination for New York governor.

NassauCountyExecutiveBruceBlakemanannouncedon“Fox&Friends”thathewouldrunfortheRepublicannominationforNewYorkgovernor.  “WewanttoputNewYorkfirst,wewanttomakeitmoreaffordable,wewanttomakeNewYorksafer,andwewanttomakepeopleinNewYorkhappyagain,”BlakemantoldFoxNews’BrianKilmeade. DemocratNewYorkGov.KathyHochul’scampaigndidnotholdbackinitsresponsetoBlakemanenteringtherace,callinghima“MAGAfanboy.” POTENTIALGOPCHALLENGERWARNSHOCHULTHATACORPORATETAXHIKEWOULDBEA‘DISASTER’FORNEWYORK’SECONOMY “BootlickerBruceBlakemanhaslostjustabouteveryracehe’stouched—countylegislator,comptroller,Congress,evenU.S.Senate.There’sareason:justlikeDonaldTrump,hetakesmoneyoutofNewYorkers’pocketsandsqueezesworkingfamiliesateveryturn,”HochulcampaigncommunicationsdirectorSarafina Chitikasaidin