Didn’t know this about Staten Island. Have to take your word for it.
If true, (that it is a conservative community in a blue state), then I guess that explains a lot about why they seem to have been forgotten by both the president AND the media.
Lesson to be learned... if your living in a conservative community, dependent upon a liberal government, BAD PLACE TO BE! Get OUT
Why Staten Island Went for McCain
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/why-staten-island-went-for-mccain/