Democrats’ New York blues: Trump markedly improves his margin in the Empire State
PoliticoGranted, with 7.9 million of the votes in, Trump lost New York state with 44 percent to Harris’ 56 percent. “This has been building for over a year and it’s not surprising that Jewish voters came out and did not give their vote in historically large numbers that they typically do.” Voters in New York City’s eastern suburbs in the last three election cycles have turned to Republican candidates, motivated by concerns over public safety concerns and the migrant crisis. “This is a bit of a realignment, which is a more permanent reality.” “The Democrats became the party of the Manhattan liberal elite rather than their working-class base.” Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republicans Republicans are giddy with the developments in New York, where enrolled Democrats outnumber GOP voters 2-to-1 statewide and the party lacks any institutional power. “We’re seeing a state that’s in flux, a state that’s changing.” But some New York Democrats dismissed the notion of a lasting rightward shift in the state. “Trump didn’t gain votes so much as Democrats who voted for Biden didn’t vote,” said Mike Gianaris, deputy leader of the Democratic-controlled state Senate.