N.Y. Governor Candidates Flood the Airwaves With $20 Million in Ads

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Like some of his competitors, he promises to lower taxes and add police officers.
42% : Ms. Hochul released a second television ad last week focused on her commitment to protect abortion rights in New York, shortly after news broke that the Supreme Court was likely to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion across the country in 1973.
37% : Similar to other Democratic campaigns nationwide, Ms. Hochul's operatives are hoping to wield the issue against Republicans -- the ad accuses two of her Republican rivals of wanting to ban abortion -- and to galvanize Democratic voters in November, when control of Congress will also be in play.
34% : The ad underscores her efforts to confront some of the biggest election-year issues -- crime and skyrocketing prices -- by touting measures to crack down on illegal guns and cut taxes for the middle class.
24% : Suozzi focuses on crime and taxesMr. Suozzi, a centrist Democrat from Long Island, has used his campaign ads to cast himself as the "common-sense" candidate and to attack Ms. Hochul.

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