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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

He thinks he’s a kid and he’s going to knock him on his tuchus.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2025

He thinks he’s a kid and he’s going to knock him on his tuchus.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2025

The Trump administration has indicated to New York that it will not allow states to distribute federal funding for SNAP recipients.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2025

It’s just the old political blather, Mr. Mamdani.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 22, 2025

He sends out masked men, he sends out Border Patrol. He sends out ICE, creates anxiety and fear in the community, so that he can lay claim to solving for that by sending in the Guard in the first place.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 22, 2025

I am currently reluctant to impose rigid reporting requirements about operational details on this sector.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 21, 2025

You know what a metaphor is. A metaphor is something that not only stands for itself but it stands for something else. As you look at that picture of the White House being demolished today, at the very time as you were standing on this…

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 21, 2025

I am reaching out to his voters to get them to support me.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 21, 2025

I am afraid for New York City, and I’ve never felt that before.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 21, 2025

To have this investment at this extraordinary time is a testament to that New York audacity and ambition.

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Jim Justice
@jimjustice· Republican · WV· Oct 21, 2025

At the end of the day, to move this needle and get this thing off the bubble, President Trump will have to get involved.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 21, 2025

Instead, agents used batons and pepper spray on street vendors and bystanders on Canal Street.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 20, 2025

It’s hard to remember or think about the depravity that had to go on in that room and those who witnessed it should know in their hearts that they’re guilty.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Oct 20, 2025

Because we don’t just have to rail against what’s going on, the horrible things that are coming on from Washington, D.C., right now.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Oct 20, 2025

Everybody is about to learn. We don’t bend the knee; we don’t capitulate. We do not compromise on our values. We fight for our people, and we leave no one behind.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Oct 20, 2025

We are watching you, and we need you. The message that needs to be sent to this White House will be sent with a Jersey accent.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 20, 2025

In Michigan, when people need help, we don’t ask who did you vote for before we decide we’re going to help you. We just roll up our sleeves and get to work.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 20, 2025

A vote for Curtis Sliwa is really a vote for Mamdani.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 20, 2025

The problem is Curtis Sliwa is a spoiler in the race.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 20, 2025

Really? You’re the one that’s photographed with some really horrible human beings, accepting their awards, people that are antisemitic, homophobic, racist, sexist bunch of pigs if you ask me, but somehow that’s okay?

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