Zeldin’s Anti-Hochul Ad Shows Crime In California

The New York Daily News reports:

A new ad from Rep. Lee Zeldin slamming Gov. Hochul over rising crime includes video clips of shootings and assaults that occurred before she became governor and one incident that took place in California, not New York. Hochul’s Republican challenger, hoping to tie the incumbent Democrat to violent crime as the general election approaches, released the 30-second spot on Wednesday.

”You’re looking at actual violent crimes caught on camera in Kathy Hochul’s New York, and it’s getting much worse on Kathy Hochul’s watch,” a voiceover intones as images and videos of shootings and other crimes flash across the screen. However, out of the 13 harrowing incidents shown in the ad, six predate Hochul replacing Andrew Cuomo as governor last year. And a seventh features an assault on a 91-year-old man that took place in Oakland, Calif., nearly two years ago.

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New ad from Rep. Lee Zeldin hammers N.Y. gubernatorial challenger Gov. Hochul on New York crime

The ad features assaults that took place before she became governor — and one incident that took place in Oakland, California.https://t.co/FmXyGHKQnG

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 15, 2022