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Speaker 1: Seven ten wo rs Mark Simon. Well, Bruce Blakeman, I

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Speaker 1: he's the most qualified person to be. You couldn't have

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Speaker 1: And that's basically being a governor. It's the same kind

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Speaker 1: how you doing, Hey, Mark.

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Speaker 2: It's always to be with you, your dear friend, and it's

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Speaker 2: always great when we get together, whether we're in person

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll see you Monday because Monday is inauguration day

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Speaker 2: Yes, so, and then i'll see a year from now

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Speaker 2: for the next inauguration.

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Speaker 1: Oh that's right. So it's like three inaugurations with you

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Speaker 1: in this short period of time exactly. If people want

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Speaker 2: Blakeman for New York dot com. That's my that's my

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Speaker 2: stupid rules that we have in New York State that

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Speaker 2: make it so difficult to do business. We're the most

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Speaker 2: And we feel very, very comfortable that we have the

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Speaker 2: we need a governor that actually cares about New Yorkers,

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Speaker 2: that puts New Yorkers first, and someone that will make

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Speaker 2: Kathy Hoche's leadership.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Hey, when it comes to the ice shooting or

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Speaker 2: Well, she makes one mistake after the other. Let me

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Speaker 2: We give it to illegal aliens. We give it to

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Speaker 1: Hey, the election is a long way away, but you

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Speaker 2: Well, you know, the people up there are very warm.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, well, Bruce Blackman would be the best governor. You

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Speaker 1: want to help. Blakeman from new York dot com. Now

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Speaker 1: And Bruce Blakeman has done all this stuff and NASA

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Speaker 1: What a chance does the report are going to have

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so I won reelection in a county that's larger

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Speaker 1: This here, well, Bruce Blakeman would be a great governor.

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Speaker 1: I can't think of anybody better for it. If you

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Speaker 1: Bruce Blakeman, good luck, congratulations on winning the last election,

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Speaker 1: and I'll see you on Monday.

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Speaker 2: Mark, Thank you so much. Happy New Year. Make God

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Speaker 1: All right, Mike, thanks for being with us. Take care.

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Speaker 1: That's a Bruce Blakeman who I think I know he

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