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GOP takes control of Long Island with Ed Romaine’s landslide victory in Suffolk County executive race
NY Post ^ | 11/7/23 | Carl Campanile and Craig McCarthy

Posted on 11/07/2023 8:43:53 PM PST by CaptainK

Republicans painted Long Island completely red Tuesday night with the party’s candidate Ed Romaine winning a landslide victory against Democrat David Calone to become Suffolk County executive.

The GOP now occupies all the countywide seats in Nassau and Suffolk Counties — both county executive seats, the district attorney and comptroller’s offices, as well as all four congressional seats.

Romaine sailed to victory with 56% of the vote, beating Calone by more than 26,000 votes.

“This is a political earthquake,” said former US Sen. Al D’Amato.

Longtime analysts of Long Island politics said they could recall only one brief period in the last 60 years when the GOP was this dominant

“Long Island for now is defiantly returning to its red roots,” said Lawrence Levy, dean of Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: longisland; newyork
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To: dfwgator
Can we just be happy with abortion being a state issue, and just accept that people don’t want total abortion bans?

But this didn't address total abortion bans. It created unlimited abortion access, even for minors. It is the antithesis of what most people want.

81 posted on 11/08/2023 2:00:31 PM PST by fwdude (.)
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To: cowboyusa

^bwahahahaha

The smoke-blowers are already predicting Trump wins in CALIFORNIA! What’s next!? NOO YAWK?? JOIZEY???

Too funny.


82 posted on 11/08/2023 2:32:18 PM PST by Vaden (WyMAN! (hear them roar!) will destroy us for abortion in 2024)
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To: Vaden

No, but the GOP wins when Abortion is not an issue, and Trump can win.


83 posted on 11/08/2023 2:41:19 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND GLOBALISM! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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To: LRoggy

I know more about that case than you do. That’s what’s interesting about FR.


84 posted on 11/08/2023 5:05:34 PM PST by ladyjane
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Remember how some denizens here torched Trump for stating this exact same thing....


85 posted on 11/08/2023 8:13:06 PM PST by SPDSHDW (FR is so far in the can that we make the DU idiots look civil sometimes. Hope you’re proud.)
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To: SPDSHDW

Yes that has happened. Some criticized Trump on abortion.

The politics of abortion are difficult to navigate.

We can all say we are pro-life, but as to what should be done about abortion in a hostile political environment, that’s where the difficulties arise.


86 posted on 11/08/2023 8:45:44 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: CaptainK

Cheers to Long Island Audit!


87 posted on 11/09/2023 4:15:50 AM PST by existentially_kuffer
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To: CaptainK

You think the mob controlling the trash in New York was long ago? Here’s news from 5 hours ago. The mob didn’t just ‘beat up’ people who got in their way. They erased them!

“Ten New York-based mobsters and another six in Italy have been charged in an international conspiracy case that alleges they conspired to dominate the Big Apple’s trash hauling and demolition industries while scamming unions and beating up people who got in their way, according to the Justice Department.

Mobsters charged in international plot to control New York...

To read more
https://www.foxnews.com/us/mobsters-charged-international-plot-control-new-york-garbage-truck-industry-doj-says


88 posted on 11/10/2023 6:37:42 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: ladyjane

That’s commercial trash, not residential. Taxes only cover residents.


89 posted on 11/10/2023 7:02:15 AM PST by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

He’s powerless as the GOP will control that next year and has super majorities in the legislature


90 posted on 11/11/2023 1:01:39 AM PST by Lod881019
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