Democrats oust two House Republicans in New York, clawing back GOP gains

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Democrats put two up on the blue board.

Democrat Josh Riley beat Rep. Marc Molinaro, a freshman incumbent in a district that stretches from the Massachusetts border to the Finger Lakes region.

Rep. Marc Molinaro was that crazy District hopping election a couple of yrs ago frm Dutchess co, Exe.

Democrat Josh Riley beat Rep. Marc Molinaro, a freshman incumbent in a district that stretches from the Massachusetts border to the Finger Lakes region.

Riley, an lawyer from Ithaca, campaigned on his support for abortion rights as well as calling for stronger border controls to counter Republican criticisms of federal immigration policy. Before he ran for office, Riley had once been a policy analyst at U.S. Department of Labor and previously served as general counsel to former U.S. Sen. Al Franken.

In central New York, Democratic state Sen. John Mannion defeated Republican Rep. Brandon Williams. Williams was considered one of the most vulnerable Republican incumbents this year because state Democratic leaders redrew his district to make it more favorable to their party.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-congress-long-island-election-2024-d9971985ba0440117d41b1fd0d921e56]

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1. Happy for mannion

The ads against him were embarrassingly awful, which seems to work for a lot of these thugs.

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2. The problem is Democrats try to fight fair when others don't

You-tube is the new Republican ground for adds like the old radio stations.....dozens per hour. My local assembly man ran quick messages. Esposito the NYC carpet bagger ran so many it was difficult to watch programs. Ryan ran positive messages.

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3. NY 17 is a whole different ballgame

and its mostly of Democrats own self-inflicted making thanks to redistricting and hubris . That is why Lawlor won in the first place, and now again.

The 17th - 18th district cabal