NY ELECTION ISN'T ABOUT TRUMP It's not about Trump. In New York. It's not about Trump. It's about you. You, and how the governor is screwing you. You and your family and your state. In New York, the election is about the least popular governor in America and the most expensive and dysfunctional state government in the country. It's about holding a governor accountable for five years of failure and fatigue. It's about understanding that the chaos in Albany is separate from the chaos in Washington, and while you can't do much about Washington, you can make a change in Albany. And if you don't, you're going to keep getting screwed. Your neighbors will keep moving away, your jobs will keep disappearing, your poverty rates will keep rising, your streets will continue to be unsafe, your schools will continue to fail. Poverty? In New York City, it was 18% when she took over and it's 26% now, with similar numbers across the state. Taxes? Business rates were 6.5% when she took over and they're 7.25% now, taking some $20 billion a year out of our employers' pockets. She has raised the MTA payroll mobility tax twice and folks in New York City are a combined 9.43% before local taxes are factored in. Energy? Electricity rates have gone up 68% since she became governor. Natural gas prices have gone up 25%. And both of those are the result of state taxes and policies -- state taxes and policies signed into law by the governor. Housing? Housing costs over much of the state have increased some 50% since she became governor -- compared to 30% nationally. Education? Most expensive public schools in America, with middling outcomes in our best schools and horrific results for students in our cities -- and some of the lowest literacy rates in the country. Health care? Health insurance is 40% more expensive in New York than in the rest of the country -- because of taxes and mandates signed into law by the governor. Outmigration? During each year of this governor's term, more than 400,000 people have moved out of the state, far outstripping the number moving in. And those moving out have largely been tax payers and those moving in have largely been tax users. Management? This governor had a wildcat strike in her prisons and two inmates savagely beaten to death by correctional officers and yet has done nothing to replace her failed commissioner or make the prisons safe for inmates and employees. And the Tax Foundation says this governor's New York is dead last among the states when it comes to places to start or run a business. And none of that is about Trump. All of that is about Hochul. It doesn't matter whether you hate him or love him. This is about her. More of her constituents tell pollsters they disapprove of her than any other governor in the country. Her state is troubled and trending downward. And it's her fault. And it's your choice. You can't fix Washington, but you can fix Albany.