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At Republican Jewish gala, NY gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman casts race as a fight against Mamdani

JL;DR SUMMARY Bruce Blakeman, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York, focused his criticism on Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic politician, rather than current Governor Kathy Hochul, during a Republican Jewish Coalition event. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityKathy HochulRepublican Jewish CoalitionProgressivismZohran MamdaniU.S. PoliticsBruce BlakemanIsrael Day ParadeNew York Gubernatorial Race

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New York City, New York, United States
"Blakeman may be aiming to unseat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"But at a Republican Jewish gathering in Manhattan on Sunday, the brunt of his remarks were targeted at another Democratic politician."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Blakeman, the executive of Long Islands Nassau County, has been endorsed by President Donald Trump."
Nassau County, New York, United States
"But at a Republican Jewish gathering in Manhattan on Sunday, the brunt of his remarks were targeted at another Democratic politician."
New York, United States
"Those attacks played well in the room on Sunday, where many wore red Trump kippahs."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Blakeman, a staunch supporter of Israel who attended a Jerusalem real estate expo last week."
Florida, United States
"Meanwhile, Florida congressman and right-wing firebrand Randy Fine said during his remarks that Mamdani should not even be a citizen of the United States."
Israel
"Why doesnt he talk about Iran, China, Russia, Cuba, so many other countries where they dont have the human rights, the civil rights that they have in Israel."
Columbia University, New York, United States
"When the same Palestinian protesters that were at Columbia University."

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