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Hochul and Blakeman Barnstorm New York as Early Voting Begins
Hochul led Rochester and Syracuse stops after voting in Buffalo, while Blakeman pitches no state income tax on the first fifty thousand dollars; polls show Hochul up as much as fourteen.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Hochul and Blakeman Barnstorm New York as Early Voting Begins”, with reporting from WAER and ABC7 New York.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 2:34 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Byron York.
- BBN covered this story before: New York Archdiocese, abuse survivors agree to $800 million settlement (October 25).
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- The New York TimesHochul and Blakeman Barnstorm New York as Early Voting Begins
- WAERCandidates rally across New York as early voting begins October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
- ABC7 New YorkEarly voting begins Saturday in New York governor race as Hochul, Blakeman campaign statewide - ABC7 New York October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEarly voting is open across New York, and in Onondaga County, eight thousand seven hundred sixty-one people voted on day one, the most for a non-presidential year since the state started early voting.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGovernor Hochul told Syracuse supporters to bring at least nine extra people to the polls, and then said with inflation, make it ten.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the cost of getting a friend to vote just went up one friend. Blakeman says New York has the highest taxes in America, and he's never raised the price of a friend.
The story so far
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- New York City votes to end century-old horse-drawn carriage industry · Washington Examiner
- New York bans horse-drawn carriages after 160 years · BBC
- Fans, cosplayers nerd out at New York Comic Con · CBS News
- New York Archdiocese, abuse survivors agree to $800 million settlement · Newsmax
- Hochul and Blakeman Barnstorm New York as Early Voting Begins (this story)
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