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Long island flips deep red in a red wave.
https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/metro/long-island-painted-red-as-gop-win-major-election-races-local-councils/
Long Island ‘has become a Republican bastion’ as GOP candidate wins last Democrat-held seat, other local councils flipped
red wave has washed up over Long Island.
Not only did the last major countywide seat in Nassau and Suffolk held by a Democrat get scooped up by a GOP candidate in Tuesday’s election, but even several local town councils managed to flip red.
Republican Ed Romaine’s landslide victory over Democrat David Calone to become Suffolk County executive means the GOP now occupies all major seats in Nassau and Suffolk — including both county executive seats, the district attorney and comptroller’s offices and all four congressional seats.
But they also soaked up much smaller races, too, including winning control of Long Beach City Council — despite the Nassau County enclave, which borders Queens, being entirely run by Dems for nearly 15 years.
“Long Island has become a Republican bastion,” New York State GOP chairman, Ed Cox, told The Post Wednesday.
In Long Beach, the victorious GOPers — Brendan Finn, Mike Reinhart and Chris Fiumara — managed to secure three of the five council seats up for grabs in a region heavily populated by Big Apple retirees, cops and firefighters.
The surging migrant crisis, crime and high cost of living meant the Republican candidates were heavily favored — even in the beachside Democratic stronghold, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.
“Long Beach has a history of corruption and high taxes,” Blakeman said. “Long Beach is a beautiful beach town. It has a lot going for it. But it’s too expensive. The Democratic government took the people for granted.”
https://nypost.com/2023/11/08/metro/long-island-painted-red-as-gop-win-major-election-races-local-councils/
Long Island ‘has become a Republican bastion’ as GOP candidate wins last Democrat-held seat, other local councils flipped
red wave has washed up over Long Island.
Not only did the last major countywide seat in Nassau and Suffolk held by a Democrat get scooped up by a GOP candidate in Tuesday’s election, but even several local town councils managed to flip red.
Republican Ed Romaine’s landslide victory over Democrat David Calone to become Suffolk County executive means the GOP now occupies all major seats in Nassau and Suffolk — including both county executive seats, the district attorney and comptroller’s offices and all four congressional seats.
But they also soaked up much smaller races, too, including winning control of Long Beach City Council — despite the Nassau County enclave, which borders Queens, being entirely run by Dems for nearly 15 years.
“Long Island has become a Republican bastion,” New York State GOP chairman, Ed Cox, told The Post Wednesday.
In Long Beach, the victorious GOPers — Brendan Finn, Mike Reinhart and Chris Fiumara — managed to secure three of the five council seats up for grabs in a region heavily populated by Big Apple retirees, cops and firefighters.
The surging migrant crisis, crime and high cost of living meant the Republican candidates were heavily favored — even in the beachside Democratic stronghold, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said.
“Long Beach has a history of corruption and high taxes,” Blakeman said. “Long Beach is a beautiful beach town. It has a lot going for it. But it’s too expensive. The Democratic government took the people for granted.”
