New York Democrats launch ad attacking Blakeman over Trump, health care 

New York Democrats launched a new digital ad on Friday attacking GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman over his ties to President Trump and the issue of health care as the Nassau County executive vies for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) seat this fall. 

“Bruce Blakeman won’t change,” says a narrator in the 15-second ad titled “Won’t Change,” which was first shared with The Hill.  

The ad then cuts to past clips of Blakeman saying “Donald Trump is a good friend,” “I would never be disloyal” and “I stand shoulder to shoulder with President Trump.” 

“Even after Trump raised health care costs by 40 percent,” the narrator says in the video, likely referring to estimates from Hochul’s office, which has suggested that health care premiums for 140,000 New Yorkers would go up by close to 40 percent after Congress declined to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.  

It ends with a narrator saying of Blakeman: “He’ll never protect New........

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