Republican Candidate for New York Governor Attacked During Campaign Speech
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We ran the numbers: There are 2,424 news articles covering this topic. 13% (321) are left-leaning, 63% (1,529) are centrist, and 24% (574) are right-leaning.
Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for New York governor, was attacked at a campaign event in Fairport, New York on Thursday night. The suspect is now in custody. While left-leaning articles focus on Zeldin’s campaign against Democrat nominee Kathy Hochul, right-leaning articles focus on a detailed account of the attack.
A left-leaning article from Bloomberg discusses how Zeldin has prioritized crime in his campaign and has argued that current Governor Kathy Hochul has not done enough to prevent gun violence in the state. The article notes that crime in New York remains at historic lows, but the COVID pandemic potentially caused an uptick in violent crime.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting on how Zeldin was attacked on the first stop of his “Unite to Fire Hochul” bus tour. The Republican candidate has attacked Hochul for her COVID-19 response, vaccine mandates, and response to crime. Zeldin has used his attack on Thursday night to bolster critiques that New York is unsafe under Democratic Governor Hochul.
A right-leaning article from the New York Post discusses how Zeldin escaped injury and was able to finish his speech. The suspect, a 43-year-old named David Jakubonis, shouted “you’re done” at Zeldin before flashing a weapon and wrestling with him. Jakubonis has been charged with attempted assault in the second degree.
From the center
Lee Zeldin, GOP candidate for NY governor, attacked during campaign event; suspect in custody
USA Today
From the right
NY GOP gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin attacked on stage during campaign stop near Rochester
New York Post