[Vermont Lt]

Is it a good idea to pick someone who cannot win a major election in their own state?

[McGavin999]

Not many republicans could win any statewide office in NY

[JudyinCanada]

I guess it’s not a great idea, but, these days there’s always a fairly good chance that he did win.

[God luvs America]

There were allegations of fraud in NY state which helped push Hochul over the line. Putting htem aside for a second- Zeldin lost to Hochul by 375K votes. The Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan gave an edge to Hochul by 1.3 million votes. Most of those people now hate hochul and eric adams.

Does it mean they would vote for DJT over biden? I don’t know as they are basically stupid people. But Zeldin would be a good VP pick.

[mass55th]

"Is it a good idea to pick someone who cannot win a major election in their own state?"

If you're talking about NY State, no Republican can win a major election in the State because New York City, and the surrounding blue counties outvote red counties every time. The majority of the counties in the State are red, yet the State Legislature has more than a 2-1 Democrat majority in both Houses. The last Republican Senator in NY State was Alphonse D'Amato from 1981-1999. The last Republican Attorney General of NY State was Dennis Vacco from 1995-1998. The last Republican Governor in NY State was George Pataki from 1995-2006. Democrats control the whole of New York State.

[Hot Tabasco]

Is it a good idea to pick someone who cannot win a major election in their own state?

Considering the fact that Trump lost in his own home state of New York in 2016 and 2020, I guess that means you'll be voting for Nikki Haley.....

Dumb question....

[Psalm 73]

"Is it a good idea to pick someone who cannot win a major election in their own state?"

Word is NY State is now in play - could be a very interesting November.