Hochul leads Blakeman in two new polls as Trump, Mamdani loom over governor’s race

Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman in two polls released Wednesday, though the surveys differ sharply on the size of her advantage less than six weeks before Election Day. A Siena poll found Hochul leading Blakeman 50% to 41% among likely voters, little changed from her 49% to 39% lead in August.…