Stefanik's entry into the race for governor is a glimmer of hope for New Yorkers. Getty Images

New York is sailing in rough waters, with a shrinking population, the nation’s highest tax burden and elected leadership that thinks the best way through a wall is to beat your head against it.

So Rep. Elise Stefanik’s entry into the 2026 governor’s race is a glimmer of hope for the million-plus New Yorkers who are considering joining the crowds already streaming toward the exits.

Florida, Texas and Tennessee — with zero income tax and lower real-estate taxes — have become magnets for high-earning New Yorkers tired of being shaken upside-down by their ankles by revenue hungry Albany pols.

“Kathy Hochul is the worst governor in America,” Stefanik thundered on X.

“Under her failed leaders

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