| Kathy Hochul is still saying that she’ll comfortably win the governor’s race. | | But actions speak louder than words – and behind the scenes, Hochul is acting like a candidate running in one of 2026’s TOP battleground races! | | Her latest move is bringing on veteran Democrat operatives who have worked on other recent top battleground races – including Michigan, Georgia, and Wisconsin – in a desperate bid to boost her struggling reelection campaign. | | Yes, you read that right… The Democrats are so threatened by our grassroots campaign, that they’re now treating New York state like Michigan, Georgia, and Wisconsin! | | New York Post: “Hochul beefs up campaign staff with battleground political veterans in sign of looming GOP threat” “Gov. Kathy Hochul is filling the upper echelons of her re-election team with alumni of campaigns in battleground states and other recent high-stakes political fights – a signal she may be expecting a tough race even in deep-blue New York.” | | This PROVES what I’ve been saying all along: No state has moved further to the right in recent years than New York! | | Forget all the conventional wisdom about New York being a “blue” state… | | With Hochul at the top of the ticket, New York is a TOP 2026 battleground – and like the polling shows, the governor’s race is currently a TOSS-UP. | | But winning a toss-up race like this means leaving no stone unturned. | | That starts with raising the funds needed to reach every last voter, ensure our message isn’t drowned out by the Democrats’ multimillion-dollar ad buys, and build a voter turnout operation that can compete with the Left’s Obama-funded ballot-harvesting machine. | | With our campaign’s FIRST and ONLY end-of-year deadline rapidly approaching, we need to keep our foot on the gas to ensure we CRUSH our goal. | | Patriot, as one of my top grassroots supporters who’s ALWAYS had my back when I needed it most, can I count on YOU to stand with me in the fight to FIRE Hochul at this pivotal moment for our campaign? | | Paid for by Elise for Governor | | PO Box 500 Glens Falls, NY 12801 | |