Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin on Saturday dashed across the Hudson Valley as he sought to harness the enthusiasm of his rallies into votes on Election Day. 

"The reality is New Yorkers are hitting their breaking point," Zeldin said at a rally in Orange County at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center. "They feel that their wallet, their safety, their freedom is under attack."

As Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul drew prominent national Democrats like former President Bill Clinton on Saturday and with President Joe Biden expected to campaign with her on Sunday, Zeldin appeared with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. 

Gabbard, who recently left the Democratic Party after being a prominent critic of the party, urged Zeldin voters to convince their friends on the fence to vote for him. 

"Take that time to really think who you can have a heart to heart conversation with, because every single vote counts," she said. 

Zeldin will need Democratic votes as well as support from independents if he wants to unseat Hochul, who is seeking a full term this year after being elevated to the post in 2021 following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. 

"Who are the people to be in a position to be a check on the mandates that are coming from the federal government to the state?" Gabbard said. "It’s the governor."

To do so, Zeldin has sought to show his campaign has momentum in the final days of the race with a series of rallies and other get-out-the-vote events.

"I would just like to point out if anyone is taking a measurement of energy and momentum and enthusiasm — for a show of hands how many people were forced to be here? None," he said. 

Zeldin has promised to undo criminal justice law changes like no longer requiring cash bail for many criminal charges and allowing the fracking of gas in parts of upstate New York.

"This is a campaign about us being able to restore New York to glory," he said. 

Zeldin on Sunday is expected to campaign through Western New York.