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‘Ditch the witch’ chant breaks out after Vance references Kathy Hochul | CNN Politics

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November 02, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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“Ditch the witch” chants broke out at Vice President JD Vance’s event in Rome, New York, as the crowd voiced opposition to the state’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Vance was in upstate New York on Monday to campaign for Republican Anthony Constantino, who is running for outgoing New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s seat against Democrat Blake Gendebien.

‘Ditch the witch’ chant breaks out after Vance references Kathy Hochul | CNN Politics

"Ditch the witch" chants broke out at Vice President JD Vance's event in Rome, New York, as the crowd voiced opposition to the state's Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Vance was in upstate New York on Monday to campaign for Republican Anthony Constantino, who is running for outgoing New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s seat against Democrat Blake Gendebien.

"Ditch the witch" chants broke out at Vice President JD Vance's event in Rome, New York, as the crowd voiced opposition to the state's Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Vance was in upstate New York on Monday to campaign for Republican Anthony Constantino, who is running for outgoing New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s seat against Democrat Blake Gendebien.

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