The 2026 New York gubernatorial election will be “existential battle” to save New York and all of Western civilization from socialism, Rep. Elise Stefanik (D-NY) told The Post’s Rich Calder during a nearly 20-minute interview this week, excerpted below, discussing her decision to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Q & A: Stefanik says her 2026 gubernatorial bid to unseat Hochul is an ‘existential battle’ to save NY, ‘Western Civilization’ from socialism
Politics
November 09, 2025
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