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Bernadette Castro | Former Cabinet Member for Former New York Governor George Pataki Offers Her Election Day Insight · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: Bernadette Castro, good morning, sweetheart. How are you?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, good morning, Sid. And I'll tell you what's interesting,
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  Speaker 2: and I've been listening for a while. Every one of
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  Speaker 2: your guests have the same request. Get out and vote.
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  Speaker 2: And let me tell you, these polls that the liberal
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  Speaker 2: print media, liberal television, you know, News 12, CNN, they're
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  Speaker 2: trying to suppress the vote. It is voter suppression in
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  Speaker 2: the worst kind. Do not worry about the polls. Here's
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  Speaker 2: my reminder. George Pataki, on Election Day, 1994, Election Day,
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  Speaker 2: the Daily News blasted a double-digit lead for Cuomo. And
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  Speaker 2: guess what? Pataki won. Do not let these polls discourage you.
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  Speaker 2: Do not let them get you down. Get out and
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  Speaker 2: vote for Blakeman. He is our only really great hope
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  Speaker 2: for New York State. He reminds me of Pataki. I
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  Speaker 2: worked for Pataki for 12 years. I know a good
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  Speaker 2: governor when I see him. Blakeman has got to win,
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  Speaker 2: and he can win. Stop the negativity. Forget the polls.
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  Speaker 2: All the people I've talked to from all walks of life,
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  Speaker 2: nobody's ever been polled. Okay, I don't know where they
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  Speaker 2: find these people. Me either.
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  Speaker 3: Me either.
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  Speaker 2: But they've never been polled. Okay, and I'm talking all
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  Speaker 2: walks of life. So, you know, this is ridiculous. Do
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  Speaker 2: not let that get you down. Bruce has worked his
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  Speaker 2: butt off. He has gone into Manhattan. He's gone into
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  Speaker 2: the Bronx. He's gone to Harlem, gone to Staten Island.
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  Speaker 2: Because why? Because he wants to help every New Yorker.
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  Speaker 2: Kathy Hochul is bonding with a socialist. What the hell?
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  Speaker 2: I mean, New Yorkers have to see this. Bo Dietl's right.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, he gets so excited. God bless him. okay
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  Speaker 2: and i love what water of course the polls for
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  Speaker 2: him to don't worry about them the best thing you
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  Speaker 2: can do for new york call republican or independent friend
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  Speaker 2: or moderate democrat and get them to the polls this
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  Speaker 2: race for blakeman will be one bike every republican getting
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  Speaker 2: out and voting by the independence which he has by
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  Speaker 2: double digits and by moderate democrat democrats that are not
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  Speaker 2: socialist democrats Like, we do have a few in Congress,
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  Speaker 2: for sure. But only a few.
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  Speaker 1: Only a few.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, on one hand.
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  Speaker 2: The bottom line is, we need some Democrats. We need
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  Speaker 2: them to get off their butt, think clearly, and go
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  Speaker 2: vote like them.
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  Speaker 1: You know, you said something earlier in the conversation. You
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  Speaker 1: worked for George Pataki, Bernadette, for 12 years, and you said,
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  Speaker 1: you know, Bruce reminds me of George in many respects.
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  Speaker 1: Give me a couple. Give me a couple.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I'll tell you one thing. The way he is
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  Speaker 2: socially inclusive... Pro-choice and obviously, you know, pro-gay in many ways. Okay,
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  Speaker 2: everybody should have civil rights. Everybody should have the great
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  Speaker 2: state of New York behind them. And then he's fiscally conservative.
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  Speaker 2: Doesn't believe in high taxes, for sure. Wants to help business.
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  Speaker 2: Knows that people in New York need good jobs. That's
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  Speaker 2: what they need. They don't need a handout. They need
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  Speaker 2: a hand up. That's what Pataki used to say. Right.
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  Speaker 2: And Blakeman believes in that. Yes. Law enforcement. Same thing
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  Speaker 2: with Governor Pataki. You know, good law enforcement. We've got
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  Speaker 2: so much in the way of good cops. And, you know,
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  Speaker 2: Jessica is doing a great job as police commissioner. But
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  Speaker 2: the bottom line is she needs support. She's not getting it. None. Zero.
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  Speaker 2: She needs Albany support. She needs Blakeman.
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  Speaker 1: So Blakeman, God forbid, doesn't win. You'll be voting for
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  Speaker 1: people like Byron Donalds and Randy Fine soon.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not good. And, you know, New Yorkers have
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  Speaker 2: to get with it. As I've said before on your show,
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  Speaker 2: I go to Florida. They think we're all socialists up here.
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  Speaker 3: They don't.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, it's ridiculous. It's embarrassing. We have to prove that
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  Speaker 2: New York State is once again in a leadership position,
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  Speaker 2: that we do what's right for everyone. And that's what
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  Speaker 2: socially inclusive means. And, you know, the unions have backed Bruce.
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  Speaker 2: You know, they understand that she really never tried to
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  Speaker 2: negotiate and mediate. you know, strikes with the nurses union.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, come on. She never got involved.
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  Speaker 1: Not just the nurses, also the, uh, you know, the, uh,
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  Speaker 1: the police, uh, the officers in the prison. What do
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  Speaker 1: you call those people again?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly.
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  Speaker 1: Those people are also strong, uh, correction officers, right? You
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  Speaker 1: got the horse and carriage industry about to go away.
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  Speaker 1: You know, she's, um, she's been a disaster with all
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  Speaker 1: these issues.
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  Speaker 2: Right. And job creation is going to help the economy.
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  Speaker 2: Reducing taxes is going to help the economy. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: everybody's pocket will feel the difference if Blakeman gets in.
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  Speaker 2: They're going to feel it. You know, give him a year.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, he's got to pass a legislation, but he will.
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  Speaker 2: And some things he's doing by executive order. Like he said,
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  Speaker 2: the first thing on his desk is, you know, get
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  Speaker 2: rid of this sanctuary state. Right. Yep.
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  Speaker 3: Okay.
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  Speaker 2: Yep. Okay. So he's got other executive orders that he
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  Speaker 2: can use and he will use them. for the sake
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  Speaker 2: of all New Yorkers, not a few, not a segment,
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  Speaker 2: but everyone in every county, in every borough. That's like
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  Speaker 2: Pataki was. He loved the people of New York, all
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  Speaker 2: of them. He didn't judge them. Bruce Blakeman will do
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  Speaker 2: the same. He's not going to judge anyone. He's just
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  Speaker 2: going to fight for them. He's going to absolutely lead
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  Speaker 2: this state back to where it should be. And, you know,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I just want everyone to vote and grab
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  Speaker 2: somebody with you. Take someone to the polls. Go back
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  Speaker 2: to the polls with somebody. That's the greatest service you
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  Speaker 2: can do for democracy today.
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  Speaker 1: That's the best message of all. Make sure you vote
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  Speaker 1: and grab a couple of people. Bernadette Castro has always
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  Speaker 1: an amazing job. We love you. Thank you for stopping
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  Speaker 1: by this morning, and hopefully I can call you, text
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  Speaker 1: you tonight, and celebrate. Let's hope, okay?
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  Speaker 2: Oh, that'd be great.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Sid.
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  Speaker 1: All right, sweetheart. Take care. We love that lady, Bernadette Castro.
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  Speaker 1: She's very smart, too. Very smart.
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