City & State
Progressive super PAC Left Hook launches ads urging Mamdani voters to back Hochul on the Working Families line; Make the Road Action has put in $500K, $325K per finance records
City & State reports (Oct 16) that Left Hook, a new independent expenditure committee tied to Make the Road Action (the 501(c)(4) arm of Make the Road New York), released two ads made by Melted Solids that criticize Blakeman on immigration and ask Mamdani-aligned voters to back Hochul on the WFP line. Make the Road Action says it raised $500,000 for the effort; campaign finance records show a $325,000 contribution. Total ad cost was not disclosed. Ads run on Meta and streaming through Election Day.
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Source: City & State · Oct 21, 2026 · Credibility unrated · Permalink https://reviewhochul.com/news/left-hook-super-pac-hochul-ads-2026-10
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