Lee Zeldin, Gov. Kathy Hochul duke it out over crime in fiery debate amid surge in New York violence
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Republican challenger Lee Zeldin and incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul went head to head in a primetime debate just two weeks ahead of New York's gubernatorial election.
"We need to make our streets safe again. I'm running to take back our streets, and to support, unapologetically, our men and women in law enforcement," Zeldin said when asked about his crime policy. Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
Zeldin brought up the same point later in the debate and stated that Hochul didn't believe there was a "crime emergency" in the state. Hochul dismissed Zeldin's focus on crime and bail policies as a political scare tactic.
"Anyone who commits a crime under our laws, especially with the change they made to bail, has consequences. I don't know why that's so important to you," Hochul said at one point, before stating that to reduce crime the state should increase gun control.
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