Rep. Lee Zeldin said Gov. Kathy Hochul will need to crack down on crime to retain New Yorkers, arguing that just because Election Day is over, crime issues will not go away.
Former New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin joined 'Sunday Morning Futures' to discuss his candidacy, how the crime surge impacted the election, and his plan for the future.who lost his election for New York governor to incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul, said that just because the election is over, crime issues plaguing the state will not disappear.
Zeldin campaigned on law and order as the state, and in particular, New York City, has been throttled by rising crime over the last few years. Zeldin blamed the crime rates on soft-on-crime district attorney and policies such as bail reform, which went into effect in the state in 2020 and eliminated cash bail options for most nonviolent crimes and misdemeanors.
"It's really important as the Democrats go forward that they understand that they can't be passing more pro-criminal laws. They need to make changes to some of the pro-criminal laws they have passed already, like cashless bail. We still have rogue district attorneys like Alvin Bragg who might be emboldened to go forward with policies refusing to enforce the law," Zeldin said.
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