Across New York City’s Queens county line you will find Nassau, home to district NY-04 where voters’ appetite for progressive politics is waning.
The finely balanced suburban Long Island congressional district is plagued by fears of crime and disorder leaking in from the city, fueled by immigration and an increasingly desperate scramble for homes.
The district is a must-win for Democrats to regain control of the House, and important for Republicans to maintain it.
A win for Democrats would be a statement of intent – the party held it for 25 years, but lost the seat and three others in New York two years ago – along with a supermajority in the House – when they misjudged voters’ interest in liberal policies.
Hank Sheinkopf, a Veteran political strategist, says Democrats think the road to victory runs right through New York state.
“Despite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics,” he said. “I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target – and a target I became.”
There’s no indoctrinated left, like the NY suburban left
NY will be communist before it turns right
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I doubt this will hurt Harris. Democrats do not have the ability to reconcile actions and consequences. That requires rational, not emotional thought. They probably will blame global warming, corporate greed, or Trump. The author of this article simply lacks understanding of the world. He especially a logical response from a voter group that functions purely on estrogen ruled emotions.
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Across New York City’s Queens county line you will find Nassau, home to district NY-04 where voters’ appetite for progressive politics is waning.
The finely balanced suburban Long Island congressional district is plagued by fears of crime and disorder leaking in from the city, fueled by immigration and an increasingly desperate scramble for homes.
The district is a must-win for Democrats to regain control of the House, and important for Republicans to maintain it.
But it is a microcosm for [issues on a national scale](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/09/30/us-election-donald-trump-kamala-harris-november-5-issues/). The vote is essentially a referendum on the top issues facing the next president – economy, immigration, and reproductive rights.
[Who wins next month](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/10/02/us-presidential-election-2024-when-dates-candidates-voting/) – a scandal-tinged incumbent and former cop Anthony D’Esposito, or Democrat Laura Gillen – sets the stage for the battle to the White House, alongside, of course, the twin peculiarities of Long Island politics: nepotism and corruption.
A win for Democrats would be a statement of intent – the party held it for 25 years, but lost the seat and three others in New York two years ago – along with a supermajority in the House – when they misjudged voters’ interest in liberal policies.
Hank Sheinkopf, a Veteran political strategist, says Democrats think the road to victory runs right through New York state.
“It does, except that [Eric Adams is under indictment](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/09/26/eric-adams-indictment-live-charges-latest-updates/), migrants are all over New York City, rape is up, and suburbanites are fearful that all those problems can come over the county line and into their pristine suburbs.
“It’s tough for Democrats, but they might pull it out anyway because D’Esposito [the Republican candidate] has problems and it could flip.
“If Democrats don’t pick up the seats, it’ll be for those reasons.
“[Crime](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/03/07/new-york-subways-national-guard-violence-crime/), migrants, and corruption.”
Mayor Adams suggested that he was the [target of a political takedown](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/09/26/eric-adams-indictment-updates-immigration/) after being hit with a slew of corruption charges relating to his relationship with the Turkish Government.
He suggested that his criticism of the [Biden administration’s immigration policy](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/09/13/biden-immigration-policies-paved-way-for-springfield-cats/) had singled him out as a troublemaker.
“Despite our pleas, when the federal government did nothing as its broken immigration policies overloaded our shelter system with no relief, I put the people of New York before party and politics,” he said. “I always knew that if I stood my ground for all of you, that I would be a target – and a target I became.”
**Read more from The Telegraph:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/04/new-yorks-migrant-problems-spilling-into-suburbs-democrats/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/10/04/new-yorks-migrant-problems-spilling-into-suburbs-democrats/)
There’s no indoctrinated left, like the NY suburban left
NY will be communist before it turns right
I doubt this will hurt Harris. Democrats do not have the ability to reconcile actions and consequences. That requires rational, not emotional thought. They probably will blame global warming, corporate greed, or Trump. The author of this article simply lacks understanding of the world. He especially a logical response from a voter group that functions purely on estrogen ruled emotions.