New York Republicans hope to expand on their 2021 wins, take further advantage of Democrats’ distraction, and ride the national red wave. errollouis reports
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer. Photo: Reece T. Williams/Newsday RM via Getty Images Almost unnoticed by New York’s Democrat-dominated political Establishment, the Republican Party just held a successful state convention and emerged from the two-day event in Garden City with good reason to think they have a shot at victory later this year.
On that same night, three statewide ballot proposals championed by Democrats — measures that would have allowed for same-day voter registration, simpler absentee voting, and a cap on the number of state senate seats — went down in flames. Complacent Democrats, it turned out, did little campaigning for the proposals, while Republicans bought ads and organized in opposition.
Zeldin, the front-runner, has already been endorsed by the state Conservative Party. He shrewdly champions right-wing positions with a pleasant, friendly demeanor and, like most speakers at the convention, said nothing in his acceptance speech about his close support for Donald Trump or about hot-button issues like marriage equality .
Rob Astorino, the former Westchester County executive, was the Republican nominee for governor in 2014 and got a respectable 41 percent of the vote against the former governor Andrew Cuomo. He hopes to capitalize on the same angry mood that led to the Long Island red wave. Astorino says the key to a GOP victory is to carry upstate, get a small margin in New York City, and win in the suburbs.
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