Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race
Noah ShachtmanPoliticsOct 1, 2026 6:30 AMMadison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor RaceJames Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. He’s down by nine points or more in most polls.Blakeman, however, backs data centers, AI deepfakes, Flock surveillance, ICE, private militias, and president Donald Trump. All of which makes him at least somewhat simpatico with Dolan, the Trump-allied magnate operating the sports world’s best-known surveillance state.
- ▪Noah ShachtmanPoliticsOct 1, 2026 6:30 AMMadison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor RaceJames Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire.
- ▪He’s down by nine points or more in most polls.Blakeman, however, backs data centers, AI deepfakes, Flock surveillance, ICE, private militias, and president Donald Trump.
- ▪All of which makes him at least somewhat simpatico with Dolan, the Trump-allied magnate operating the sports world’s best-known surveillance state.
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Noah ShachtmanPoliticsOct 1, 2026 6:30 AMMadison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor RaceJames Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.PHOTO-ILLUSTRATION: WIRED STAFF; GETTY IMAGESCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyBruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor, promised last November to erect a wall of spy gear, license plate readers, and biometric surveillance between the city and the suburbs.
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