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Can New York voters figure out who’s driving the state to destruction?

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 31). Can New York voters figure out who’s driving the state to destruction? New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/31/opinion/can-new-york-voters-figure-out-whos-driving-the-state-to-destruction/

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A Marist poll shows nearly half of likely New York voters feel financially worse off than a year ago, with only 13% feeling better off. This aligns with previous data indicating that 86% of residents believe New York is no longer affordable for an average family and up to one-third plan to move out within five years. The article criticizes Governor Kathy Hochul's handling of the state’s finances and blames her and other leaders for high taxes, poor public services, and a declining quality of life, suggesting that Tuesday’s election will test whether voters can identify those responsible for these issues.
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As of October 28, 2026, a Marist College poll revealed that nearly half of New York likely voters—45%—feel financially worse off than they were a year ago. This sentiment was particularly pronounced among Democrats (54%) compared to Republicans (34%). The poll also found that 47%, 44%, and 42% of upstate, suburban, and NYC residents respectively reported deteriorating financial conditions due to higher costs for gas, groceries, utility bills, and housing. Additionally, 54% of non-white voters and 39% of white voters felt their family finances had worsened. The New York Post editorial board highlighted the poll as evidence of the state's long-term decline under Democratic leadership, noting that only 13% of respondents reported improved financial conditions over the past year.

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🔮 Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochul is clearly signaling tax hikes next year to help fund Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialism-in-one-city, not to mention the state’s coming $32 billion budget hole.
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Democratic Marist New York New York’s the Empire State’s

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New York’s GPE · 3× Hochul PERSON · 2× Marist ORG · 2× New York GPE · 2× the Empire State’s GPE · 2× Democratic NORP · 1× Tax Foundation ORG · 1× US News & World Report ORG · 1× the Citizens Budget Commission ORG · 1× the Empire State GPE · 1×

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In the latest sign that the Empire State’s long-term decline is turning critical, nearly half of likely voters across New York say they’re worse off financially than they were a year ago — a grim comment on the state of the state after decades of Democratic dominance.
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🔮 Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochul is clearly signaling tax hikes next year to help fund Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialism-in-one-city, not to mention the state’s coming $32 billion budget hole.
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In the latest sign that the Empire State’s long-term decline is turning critical, nearly half of likely voters across New York say they’re worse off financially than they were a year ago — a grim comment on the state of the state after decades of Democratic dominance. asserted
they → turn → dominance
In the same Marist poll, only 13% report being better off — and the broader numbers for all voters aren’t much different. asserted
numbers → report → voters
Marist found back in February that a full 86% of the state’s residents believe New York is no longer affordable for an average family — with a third of the population planning to move away in the next five years, up from an already-grim 27% back in 2011. asserted
third → find → 2011
No wonder: US News & World Report ranks the Empire State as 45th out of 50 for affordability, while the nonpartisan Tax Foundation puts us dead last for tax competitiveness and the Citizens Budget Commission ranks us No. 1 for tax burden. asserted
Commission → rank → burden
Our cost of living consistently ranks among the highest nationally. asserted
cost → rank → highest
And our ever-growing tax burden pays for an ever-decreasing quality of public services, from schools to transit to road quality and public safety. asserted
burden → grow → quality
Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochul is clearly signaling tax hikes next year to help fund Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialism-in-one-city, not to mention the state’s coming $32 billion budget hole. asserted
Hochul → signal → city
(The gov already broke her “no tax hikes” vow this year when she flipflopped to support Mamdani’s pied-à-terre gouge.) asserted
she → break → gouge
Somehow, Albany can never find anything to cut; spending rose to an all-time high of $269 billion in the current fiscal year. asserted
spending → find → year
Good luck soaking the rich much more: New York’s top 1% of earners already pay 46% of state income taxes — and are fleeing, justifiably, from rulers who see them as no more than human piggy banks. asserted
who → soak → banks
And mere middle-class folks don’t feel any more love. asserted
folks → feel → love
The problems have accelerated on Hochul’s watch; she’s hopeless when it comes to reining in the ideologues and the special interests slowly eating New York’s future. asserted
it → accelerate → future
And no, President Donald Trump has nothing to do with the Empire State’s decline — and every candidate obsessing about him is avoiding facing New York’s challenges. asserted
candidate → have → challenges
The public seems to get it — that’s why Republican challenger Lee Zeldin came so close to ousting Hochul four years ago, and why Bruce Blakeman has a shot now. asserted
Blakeman → seem → shot
And has one despite Democrats’ huge edge in enrollment, and despite the vast campaign war chests the governor keeps building — by appeasing those special interests and by pretending she’ll protect the rest of us from the ideologues. asserted
she → have → ideologues
Tuesday will be a test not of how much New Yorkers are hurting, but of whether enough voters can connect the dots to see who’s causing their pain. asserted
who → hurt → pain
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