Republicans see reason for hope in NY congressional races red wave
as polls show several key congressional races tilting toward the GOP and putting the Empire State in line to help shift power in Congress to the Republicans.
“The red wave is going to sweep across New York. We’ve never had stronger candidates running across the state,” said Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference. The independent political tracker RealClearPolitics rates all of those races as toss-ups except for the 19th, where it says the GOP has the advantage.
In CD1, covering the East End of Suffolk County, Republican Nick LaLota, a Navy veteran, is running against county legislator Bridget Fleming. Both Zimmerman and Santos are openly gay. President Biden won the redrawn district 54% to 45% over former President Donald Trump.