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Blakeman campaigns in Orleans County with running mate Todd Hood: New York is "in a death spiral"
Blakeman made two Orleans County stops on Sunday, Aug 16, with Assemblyman Steve Hawley and running mate Todd Hood, the Madison County sheriff, attacking Hochul on taxes, utility bills and what he called socialist policy. Hood's own sheriff's office dropped its 287(g) ICE agreement two days later.
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Blakeman says he will cut utility rates in half by signing an "emergency order" lifting New York's fracking banMostly False"There were no deaths at the hands of ICE in Nassau County." — Bruce Blakeman, Capital Tonight, Aug 26, 2026Half True"Our electric bills are 70% higher than the national average." — Bruce Blakeman, Livingston County GOP rally, Avon, reported Aug 19, 2026Half True
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Source: Orleans Hub · Aug 19, 2026 · Credibility Tier 2 · Permalink https://reviewhochul.com/news/blakeman-orleans-county-death-spiral-aug-2026
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