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   From: zinn@reno.us   
      
   Lee Zeldin — congressman, lieutenant colonel, husband and father — does   
   not need a master strategy to win Tuesday’s race for governor. He doesn’t   
   need a celebrity endorsement, an “October surprise,” a rabbit’s foot or a   
   rain dance.   
      
   He needs one thing and one thing only: You.   
      
   You, the face staring at these words right now, the brain digesting the   
   knowledge that your vote may finally count for something, may finally lead   
   to changes in our lives for the better, once and for all.   
      
   My fellow New Yorkers, I am writing this piece to let you know it is your   
   votes that will ensure Lee Zeldin becomes the 58th governor of our once-   
   great state.   
      
   You have read The Post for months now, maybe years, and time and again its   
   pages are filled with the frequent ­fulfillment of our worst fears. The   
   crime, the corruption, the skyrocketing cost of living and, above all, the   
   incompetent and reckless stewardship of our state government. The   
   unchecked power of the Democratic Party has eroded our quality of life and   
   transformed the Empire State into the Vampire State, sucking the lifeblood   
   from its citizens and forcing countless numbers of our friends and   
   coworkers to flee for greener pastures.   
      
   Tuesday is the one opportunity you have left to say, “Enough is enough!”;   
   to say no; nyet; no más; non; laa; bù shì or nahin. It’s time to tell   
   Kathy Hochul that New Yorkers have been pushed around by the far-left woke   
   mob for too long.   
      
   The race is tightening. Recent polls show a massive shift of momentum   
   toward not just Zeldin but a broad slate of moderate Republican candidates   
   across the state.   
      
   Victory is within reach, and yet victory, in and of itself, is not the end   
   goal for Lee. He wants to save our state, restore balance to our   
   government and deliver safe communities where everyone can thrive. That   
   will not happen unless you act.   
      
   If you are reading this in a bodega, waiting for your breakfast, concerned   
   about the crime that has recently plagued your neighborhood, know that it   
   has been Gov. Hochul and the Democrats who have long prioritized the well-   
   being of criminals over the safety of the decent people you know. Vote to   
   change that.   
      
   If you are sitting in your taxi or Uber, the vehicle whose daily miles put   
   food on your table, concerned about how Hochul’s congestion pricing charge   
   will harm your family, you must vote for Lee Zeldin to stop it.   
      
   The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wastes $30 million building a   
   staircase while allowing farebeaters to roam free on trains and buses, and   
   yet Gov. Hochul thinks your bank account should be the one to pay for the   
   agency’s waste and mismanagement. Say “No” on Tuesday.   
      
   Taking crime seriously   
   If you’re reading this on the subway, glancing occasionally over the top   
   of the page or your phone to keep an eye out for danger, fearful that you   
   could be another victim of this year’s 42% rise in transit crime, while   
   Democrats ignore your concerns and call you a conspiracy theorist for   
   feeling anxiety, vote Tuesday!   
      
   No, I am not saying Lee Zeldin will end all crime; nor will he alleviate   
   all your fears. But for once, wouldn’t it be nice to have a governor who   
   acknowledges our problems and doesn’t bend to the pro-criminal left?   
   Recall, the governor has signed woke laws like “Less Is More,” literally   
   touting the idea that “less” jail time for hardened criminals is somehow   
   “more” beneficial to society. Won’t it be a blessing to have common sense   
   back in the governor’s mansion?   
      
   If you are reading this at home, wondering how you’ll pay this winter’s   
   massive electric and gas bills, remember that only the Democratic Party   
   has shut down our power plants, banned energy extraction and repeatedly   
   added taxes and fees to our bills. What is “climate justice” anyway, when   
   the harm falls on our poor and middle class? Vote Tuesday!   
      
   If your small business was shut down, your house of worship closed, your   
   child kept out of school, your job taken away or you were just forced to   
   follow irrational mandates while people sitting home in their pajamas   
   snickered at you: Take your resentment to the polls.   
      
   If you’re a law-enforcement officer, your family can’t possibly justify   
   staying home Tuesday. Vote.   
      
   If you’re worried about your children’s education or worried how you will   
   continue to afford groceries in New York. You must vote.   
      
   If you have browsed the real-estate listings, plotting your family’s   
   departure from New York for a better situation elsewhere, make Tuesday   
   your final stand to save your home.   
      
   Lee Zeldin needs you to win and restore our state.   
      
   On Tuesday, march to your poll site or drive before they start charging   
   $23 for the privilege, and do your duty in a once-in-a-lifetime election   
   in which every vote will matter.   
      
   Joe Borelli is the minority leader of the New York City Council.   
      
      
      
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