{"id":3405,"date":"2026-04-01T10:04:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3405"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:04:59","slug":"bruce-blakeman-takes-page-out-of-maga-playbook-and-vows-to-make-new-yorkers-happy-again-as-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3405","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Blakeman takes page out of MAGA playbook and vows to &#8216;Make New Yorkers Happy Again&#8217; as governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Long Island Republican Bruce Blakeman is putting his own MAGA spin on his 2026 gubernatorial campaign \u2014 vowing to \u201cMake New Yorkers Happy Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new campaign slogan, hatched while appearing on Miranda Devine\u2019s \u201cPod Force One,\u201d comes as the GOP nominee \u2014 and current Nassau County Executive \u2014 looks to increase his visibility statewide to help close a 13-point Siena poll gap against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[New Yorkers] want a governor that\u2019s going to care about them. They want a governor that will put New Yorkers first,\u201d Blakeman told Devine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bruce Blakeman is putting his own MAGA spin on his 2026 gubernatorial campaign by vowing to \u201cMake New Yorkers Happy Again.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Tamara Beckwith\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey want a governor that will make them happy again, because they\u2019re not very happy with Kathy Hochul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Devine responded: \u201cI love that as a slogan: \u2018Make New Yorkers Happy Again,\u2019\u201d to which Blakeman replied \u201cthat\u2019s really what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Albany hopeful, who has been backed by President Trump, plans to turnaround the state, if elected in November, by mirroring what he\u2019s already done in Nassau County, he said \u2014 touting his conservative record of being \u201ctough on crime,\u201d governing four years without a tax hike, and killing a $150 million tax hike that his predecessor, Democrat Laura Curran, had planned before leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Blakeman said he intends to run on his record as he works to boost his name recognition outside Long Island, calling the path to closing the gap \u201ca function of fundraising\u201d and getting around an expansive state where, he noted, Nassau County alone is larger in population than eight US states.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:19px\"><em style=\"font-weight: bold\">Every week<\/em>, <strong><em>Post columnist Miranda Devine sits down for exclusive and candid conversations with the most influential disruptors in Washington on \u2018Pod Force One.\u2019 Subscribe here!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/e1f613d59ffd9cd7d76ab71b596e3706\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Although he\u2019s currently trailing Hochul in the polls, Blakeman said he\u2019s down less than Lee Zeldin was \u2014 22 points \u2014 at the same point four years ago before losing to her in a nail biter.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign released an internal poll last week claiming he was down by only 9 points, and his own tracking has him ahead in the suburbs and winning more support among voters in the city than the Siena poll indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Blakeman also told Devine that he\u2019s the \u201conly one that can stop\u201d New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani -\u2013 citing the governor\u2019s power to limit or even remove the Big Apple\u2019s socialist head honcho.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only one that can stop Zohran Mamdani is the governor, and Kathy Hochul has demonstrated that she\u2019s in bed with him. She\u2019s not going to stop him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Republican hopeful, who is backed by President Trump, implied that Nassau County would be his blueprint for the rest of the state if elected governor. <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the Long Islander has considerable ground to make up both in the polls and in fundraising. <\/p>\n<p>She currently has over $20 million in her campaign war chest, while Blakeman has raised just $3.2 million, according to the latest campaign filings.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani called out the county executive at an unrelated childcare press conference Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Although he\u2019s currently trailing in the polls, Blakeman said he isn\u2019t rattled by the deficit. <span class=\"credit\">James Messerschmidt for the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking about a man who espouses so much of what has diminished New Yorkers\u2019 faith in politics across the city and across the state,\u201d Hizzoner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone who looks at what ICE is doing and thinks it\u2019s exactly what the city needs to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he wins in November, Blakeman said New Yorkers can guarantee he will put the screws to Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s only one thing that I can assure you with a 100% guarantee. \u2026 I will stop him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Episode<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"A Republican Hasn&#039;t Won NY in 20 Years. He Thinks He Can\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/thqSjvpC8vU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>But the Long Islander has considerable ground to make up both in the polls and in fundraising. <\/p>\n<p>Hochul currently has over $20 million in her campaign war chest, while Blakeman has raised just $3.2 million, according to the latest campaign filings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to win,\u201d an undeterred Blakeman told Devine, although the task just got harder after Democrats on the state Public Campaign Finance Board voted Tuesday 4-3 along party lines to deny Blakeman millions in matching funds over a paperwork technicality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He attacked Hochul\u2019s tenure in Albany as a \u201cfailure\u201d marked by overtaxation, overregulation and \u201cpro-criminal\u201d policies that he said sent residents fleeing the Empire State in droves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the way, I did go down to Palm Beach. 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I talked to those New Yorkers who left,\u201d Blakeman claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they said when I\u2019m governor they\u2019re coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for City Hall did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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