NY Rep. Elise Stefanik announced her run for governor last week. Getty Images

The Issue: Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik launching her 2026 gubernatorial campaign.

If New Yorkers have a modicum of common sense, they should overwhelmingly vote to elect Elise Stefanik as their next governor ( “Stef out to save the state,” Nov. 9).

She’s a well-respected, assertive and well-spoken leader. Gov. Hochul is indecisive and compromised by the left, as evidenced by her endorsement of Zohran Mamdani.

New York needs a leader with a spine to withstand extremism and save a ship that appears to be sinking. A mistake in the city does not have to be a mistake for the state.

Jerry Chiappetta

Monticello

It’s clear to me that the Democratic Party is now embracing the full range of socialist principle

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