{"id":490796,"date":"2022-09-06T20:28:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gov-hochul-responds-to-lee-zeldins-demand-for-5-debates\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T20:28:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T17:28:26","slug":"gov-hochul-responds-to-lee-zeldins-demand-for-5-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gov-hochul-responds-to-lee-zeldins-demand-for-5-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gov. Hochul responds to Lee Zeldin&#8217;s demand for 5 debates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a595aecc3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37a595aecc3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gov-hochul-responds-to-lee-zeldins-demand-for-5-debates\/#%E2%80%9CGov_Hochul_responds_to_Lee_Zeldins_demand_for_5_debates%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Gov. Hochul responds to Lee Zeldin&#8217;s demand for 5 debates&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGov_Hochul_responds_to_Lee_Zeldins_demand_for_5_debates%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Gov. Hochul responds to Lee Zeldin&#8217;s demand for 5 debates&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul refused Tuesday to say why she hasn\u2019t answered Lee Zeldin\u2019s demand for five debates across the state \u2014 saying only that she\u2019s \u201cwilling to debate\u201d her Republican challenger.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s reluctance to specifically commit to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of face-offs came amid her campaign plan for a $2 million ad blitz targeting both English- and Spanish-speaking voters, and days after the latest poll showed underdog Zeldin trailing the Democratic incumbent by just 4%.<\/p>\n<p>With just nine weeks until Election Day on Nov. 8, Hochul for a second day dodged questions from The Post about when and where she\u2019s willing to debate Zeldin, an outgoing congressman from Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve already said I\u2019m willing to debate. I always debate,\u201d she said during an unrelated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference at Manhattan\u2019s Penn Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my 14th election. I actually look forward to debates. It\u2019s going to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MTA Chairman Janno Lieber, who was nominated to his post by Hochul in January, also chimed in to support her and attack Zeldin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-048.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kathy Hochul.\" class=\"wp-image-23750493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-048.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-048.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-048.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gov. Kathy Hochul dodged questions about when and where she\u2019s willing to debate Rep. Lee Zeldin.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-046.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Lee Zeldin.\" class=\"wp-image-23750502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/hochul-zeldin-debate-046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI\u2019d be willing to debate Kathy Hochul in every <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> market in New York,\u201d Rep. Lee Zeldin said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefan Jeremiah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI hope when the debate comes around, we\u2019ll be talking about the fact that Zeldin, alone among New York regional Republicans, didn\u2019t vote for the infrastructure bill,\u201d Lieber said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a concern to us, especially, who are trying to rebuild the MTA and the transit system. So I hope that\u2019s going to be part of the debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks came one day after Hochul dashed away from the West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn and ignored a shouted question from The Post about debating Zeldin, with an aide later claiming she didn\u2019t hear it.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul has been vague about her readiness to debate Zeldin since her campaign agreed in principle last month.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>CBS New York and PIX11 have already offered to host and televise one debate each.<\/p>\n<p>During a separate news conference in Manhattan, Zeldin said he\u2019d already agreed to take part in those events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is Kathy Hochul so scared of?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis\u00a0is\u00a0something\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0enthusiastic\u00a0about.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0democratic\u00a0process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zeldin said he wanted \u201cat least two debates in the New York City media market, at least one debate in the capital region media market, at least one debate in the Rochester or Buffalo media market, and at least one in the other media markets of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d be willing to debate Kathy Hochul in every media market in New York,\u201d he added.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Hochul responds to Lee Zeldin&#8217;s demand for 5 debates&#8221; Gov. Kathy Hochul refused Tuesday to say why she hasn\u2019t answered Lee Zeldin\u2019s demand for five debates across the state \u2014 saying only that she\u2019s \u201cwilling to debate\u201d her Republican challenger. 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