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At a campaign event in Hopewell Junction, Governor Kathy Hochul appeared alongside U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but distanced herself from chants that AOC’s supporters recently used at another rally in Ithaca. While addressing the crowd, Hochul criticized the controversial slogan as “antisemitic,” while also affirming her alignment with Ocasio-Cortez on several issues including fighting for affordability and opposing Trump administration policies. This appearance was seen as an attempt to appeal to both moderate Democrats and energized party left-wing voters ahead of the midterms, where polls show that voter turnout in deep-blue areas could significantly impact Hochul’s reelection chances against Republican Bruce Blakeman.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Governor Kathy Hochul held an event with US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Hopewell Junction on Wednesday as part of her reelection campaign against Republican Bruce Blakeman. However, Hochul distanced herself from AOC's supporters who chanted "from the river to the sea," a slogan criticized for being antisemitic and associated with calls to eliminate Israel. At an earlier event in Ithaca, AOC faced similar chants but did not address them directly. Hochul stated that such rhetoric does not align with Democratic Party values while affirming her support for issues like affordability and opposition to the Trump administration's policies. Despite this disagreement, Hochul expressed interest in collaborating again with Ocasio-Cortez before the upcoming midterms.
Written for “Hochul Campaign Event” on 2026-10-07,
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Leaning score withheld for article 61362: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-06
Gov. Kathy Hochul appeared with US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at an event in Hopewell Junction Wednesday — but distanced herself from the lefty darling’s supporters recently singing “from the river to the sea.”
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Hochul → appear → sea
AOC had been greeted by a crowd of hundreds with the controversial rallying cry — which critics say is a call to eradicate Israel and its people — during a campaign event in Ithaca last week, but Hochul called the slogan “antisemitic.”
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Hochul → greet → slogan
“That does not represent the values of the Democratic Party,” Hochul said after the event with Ocasio-Cortez that was billed as a roundtable to discuss the governor’s recent moratorium on data centers.
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that → represent → centers
Ocasio-Cortez’s event in Ithaca, home to Cornell University, had been billed as trying to boost turnout in Democratic strongholds ahead of the midterms.
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event → bill → midterms
But despite the remarks, Hochul told reporters she’s “aligned” with Ocasio-Cortez on “fighting for affordability” and “standing up to the excesses and the abuse of the Trump administration.”
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she → tell → administration
She said she’s talking with AOC, a potential 2028 Senate or Presidential candidate, about appearing together again at a campaign event before Election Day.
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she → say → Day
“So there’s a lot we can talk about, but when we do it together, always divide and conquer, it’s all for the greater good,” she said,
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she → ’ → good
Hochul, who’s facing a reelection challenge from Republican Bruce Blakeman, is walking a tightrope of running as a moderate Democrat while trying to harness her party’s left wing who are energized by the recent election of democratic socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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who → face → Mamdani
Two statewide polls by Siena University and Quinnipiac University released last month show that Hochul’s margin over Blakeman could swing several points depending on whether Democrats in deep blue pockets of the Big Apple show up to vote despite not having competitive downballot races.
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Democrats → release → races
Hochul waved away the notion that she was reliant on Ocasio-Cortez to help her run up the score.
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her → wave → score
“You’re doing far more calculation than I ever have,” Hochul said.
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Hochul → do → calculation
Ocasio-Cortez left the event with Hochul without taking questions about the chant.
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Cortez → leave → chant
Her spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment from The Post.
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spokesperson → respond → Post
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