Suffolk county on LI was too close to call in '04
(500,000 votes with an 1,100 vote edge to Kerry). Nassau county was 47.5% for Bush. Without the black cities/areas of Hempstead, Freeport, Westbury/New Cassel and Long Beach, Bush would have carried the county. Of course it would not have out-weighed the NYC & Buffalo votes but it is a clear indication that NY is not NYC....and that maybe all the NY bashers don't have an accurate picture.
Absolutely 100% true. Lived most of my life in Upstate and I can tell you that NY sorely needs an electoral college system of its own.