{"id":493524,"date":"2022-09-16T04:42:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stop-playing-chicken-gov-hochul-and-agree-on-lee-zeldin-debate-dates\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T04:42:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:42:17","slug":"stop-playing-chicken-gov-hochul-and-agree-on-lee-zeldin-debate-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-playing-chicken-gov-hochul-and-agree-on-lee-zeldin-debate-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stop playing chicken, Gov. Hochul, and agree on Lee Zeldin debate dates"},"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-6a3dfc142e509\" 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-6a3dfc142e509\" 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\/stop-playing-chicken-gov-hochul-and-agree-on-lee-zeldin-debate-dates\/#%E2%80%9CStop_playing_chicken_Gov_Hochul_and_agree_on_Lee_Zeldin_debate_dates%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Stop playing chicken, Gov. Hochul, and agree on Lee Zeldin debate dates&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStop_playing_chicken_Gov_Hochul_and_agree_on_Lee_Zeldin_debate_dates%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Stop playing chicken, Gov. Hochul, and agree on Lee Zeldin debate dates&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Election Day is eight weeks from next Tuesday; early voting starts six weeks from Saturday \u2014 yet Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to agree to a single date for even one debate with her opponent, Rep. Lee Zeldin.<\/p>\n<p>In her characteristic never-take-a-real-stand <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>roach to almost everything, she\u2019s said she\u2019s <em>open<\/em> to debating . . . without committing to anything remotely concrete.<\/p>\n<p>What are you afraid of, governor?<\/p>\n<p>Much like her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who dodged debates in his run for re-election, Hochul is acting like a chicken.<\/p>\n<p>Even Pennsylvania\u2019s John Fetterman, still unable to speak properly as he recovers from a stroke, has agreed to a debate with his Senate opponent, Mehmet Oz, on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul has no excuse, certainly not finding time in her not-so-busy schedule: The primary was back on June 28, and third-party offers to host debates started rolling in im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely. Many of those dates have already passed while Hochul hemmed and hawed, but at least two major ones (from CBS2 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> and PIX 11) are on the table now \u2014 and Zeldin\u2019s already agreed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/nypost_20220916_BRXP-1_001.jpg?w=961\" alt=\"New York Post cover for Sept. 16.\" class=\"wp-image-23885717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/nypost_20220916_BRXP-1_001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1441 1441w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/nypost_20220916_BRXP-1_001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=961 961w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/nypost_20220916_BRXP-1_001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=480 480w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/nypost_20220916_BRXP-1_001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\"\/><figcaption>New York Post cover for Sept. 16. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242743384.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hochul leads Zeldin in the polls by single-digits amounts in multiple recent polls. \" class=\"wp-image-23882747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242743384.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242743384.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242743384.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1242743384.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lee Zeldin has demanded that Gov. Hochul debate him. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Ge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Heck, Kat \u2014 just name three or four reasonable dates and times (not a Sunday morning or other you-don\u2019t-want-anyone-watching gambits, please), and it\u2019ll happen.<\/p>\n<p>New York is in rough shape:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>still not recovered from the pandemic and lockdowns with citizens and jobs continuing to flee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>suffering rampant crime statewide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>facing huge budget deficits starting next year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>bracing for soaring home-heating bills this winter, up at least 30%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>. . . to name just a few of the most urgent issues.<\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers deserve to know what their governor will do about it all. (They certainly can\u2019t tell from what you\u2019ve told them so far, including on your nothing-but-platitudes website.) Indeed, they deserve to meet their governor \u2014 who inherited the job when the guy who chose her as his No. 2 was driven from office.<\/p>\n<p>Show your face, governor. Confront your opponent; tell us where you stand and where you mean to lead.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you think hiding out is your best chance to win, it\u2019ll be an empty victory. You won\u2019t be able to achieve anything (beyond rewarding your donors) if you win as an empty suit: The Legislature and special interests will continue to eat you alive.<\/p>\n<p>Playing chicken is a guarantee that you\u2019ll go down in history as an utter disaster.\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, and agree on Lee Zeldin debate dates&#8221; Election Day is eight weeks from next Tuesday; early voting starts six weeks from Saturday \u2014 yet Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to agree to a single date for even one debate with her opponent, Rep. Lee Zeldin. 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