In my opinion, Bruce Blakeman won the debate (“Kat’s dogged by Blake bites,” Oct. 14).
asserted
Kat → win → bites
But one question kept coming to mind: Did I miss something?
asserted
I → keep → something
Is President Trump running for governor of New York?
asserted
Trump → run → York
Listening to Gov. Hochul, you might have thought he was standing at the other podium.
uncertain
he → listen → podium
New Yorkers deserve answers about the cost of living, taxes, public safety and whether their children can afford to build a future here.
asserted
children → deserve → future
Invoking Trump does not answer those questions.
asserted
Invoking → invoke → questions
Tell us why another term would produce better results.
asserted
term → tell → results
Hochul’s rebuttal to every debate topic was to align Blakeman with Trump.
asserted
rebuttal → align → Trump
Her inability to honestly defend her record on spending and sanctuary policies was untenable.
asserted
inability → defend → policies
Any reasonable person would agree that Hochul’s tenure as governor has been a failure, as was her debate performance.
asserted
performance → agree → governor
All through the debate, Gov. Hochul began her each response with the same word: Trump.
asserted
Hochul → begin → word
She sounded like a child.
asserted
She → sound → child
Blakeman destroyed her with facts and common sense.
asserted
Blakeman → destroy → facts
I hope New York City paid close attention.
asserted
City → hope → attention
It’s time to stop voting the same way year after year and hoping for a different result.
asserted
It → ’ → result
Yes, Blakeman took down Hochul on the debate stage, exposing what a fraud and shyster she is.
But so what?
asserted
she → take → what
I’m guessing nobody cared to watch the debate.
asserted
nobody → guess → debate
New Yorkers will always be blinded by stupid political choices and a patronage that never benefits them.
asserted
that → blind → them
She tore Attorney General Letitia James up.
asserted
She → tear → James
What will it take to wake New Yorkers up?
asserted
it → take → Yorkers
It’s never going to happen.
asserted
It → go → ?
Blakeman responded to Hochul’s Trump attacks by pointing out her failures and citing the whopping $8 billion spent on illegal migrants and her runaway Medicaid expenditures.
asserted
Blakeman → respond → migrants
She had no answers for the families murdered by illegals, and had even less to say about her ties to Cornell.
asserted
She → have → Cornell
West Orange, NJ
The Issue: President Trump suspending US sanctions on Russian diesel exports to combat rising gas costs.
President Trump’s deal to buy diesel from Russia is hypocritical (“Russ. fuel by elex day,” Oct. 15).
asserted
deal → suspend → day
He previously slapped India with a 50% tariff for buying Russian oil.
asserted
He → slap → oil
He criticized Europe for the same during his UN speech in 2025.
asserted
He → criticize → 2025
This is a desperate attempt to reduce gas prices before the midterm elections.
asserted
This → reduce → elections
It also fits Trump’s long-standing pattern of serving the interests of Vladimir Putin at the expense of the United States.
asserted
It → fit → States
Volodymyr Zelensky has every right to be concerned about Trump’s diesel deal with Putin.
asserted
Zelensky → have → Putin
Someone should remind Trump that Putin invaded Ukraine and the ongoing war was going to end with his intervention.
asserted
war → remind → intervention
It’s obvious Trump is keeping his enemies closer.
asserted
Trump → ’ → enemies
The midterms will reveal the displeasure with Republicans and a president friendly with foes.
asserted
midterms → reveal → foes
How are we supposed to accept Trump’s purchase of enormous amounts of diesel from the murderous Putin who terrorizes and kills innocent Ukrainians?
asserted
who → suppose → Ukrainians
How is Trump honoring the legacy of Lindsey Graham if he supplies vast amounts of money to Russia?
asserted
he → honor → Russia
Are the lives of millions of people not worth the increased price of diesel in America?
Anthony Bruno
Smithtown
Want to weigh in on today’s stories?
asserted
lives → increase → stories
Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy, and style.
asserted
Letters → edit → clarity
The Aporia
