The red wave narrative that fueled Republican expectations largely failed to crash ashore, but victories involving congressional seats outside of NYC could secure GOP control of the House. On The Peoples Guide to Power, experts discuss the midterm message.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.The red wave narrative that fueled Republican expectations for gains across the country largely failed to crash ashore. Some exceptions involved a handful of congressional seats outside of New York City, including suburbs in Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Central New York. The Republican victories there, flipping seats from red to blue, could be what secures GOP control of the House of Representatives.
Democrats knew it would be a tough midterm election, given inflation and other economic worries this year, along with an unrelenting Republican message about the threat of rising crime. The conventional wisdom is that the party running the White House traditionally loses seats in the midterm elections. Few people expected that the biggest losses would be in deep-blue New York.
Even incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul, elected as New York’s first woman governor, only notched a five-point victory over Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin. That’s despite her party’s overwhelming enrollment advantage. The win required a recalibration of her campaign strategy as the election loomed.
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