Some good news from Long Island. Latest polling shows Lee Zeldin has a big lead over challenger Anna Throne-Holst:
“Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) holds a 15-pecentage-point lead over Democratic challenger and former Southhampton Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst in the 1st Congressional District race, according to a Newsday/Siena College poll. Fifty-three percent of those interviewed said they planned to vote for Zeldin, while 38 percent backed Throne-Holst …”
Zeldin isn’t backing down in the face of Throne-Holst’s antigun attacks either:
“… Zeldin repeatedly accused Throne-Holst of lying during the debate, including on his record on gun control … Zeldin said Throne-Holst’s TV campaign ads showing armed guards during a school lockdown drill banging on doors as children hide inside classes exaggerated what actually happens. Throne-Holst responded that kids were terrified of lockdown drills, and blamed Congress and Zeldin for not passing stronger gun control laws …”
This is how Republicans should react when their opponent starts with the PSH, call bullshit on it.
More good news, the NRCC is giving up on Jack Martins:
“The National Republican Campaign Committee is pulling out of the race to replace Democratic Rep. Steve Israel in the third congressional district, multiple sources confirmed on Friday. Republicans had been hopeful the seat was a winnable one in an otherwise challenging electoral environment in New York …”
“… OB Murray, a spokesman and adviser to Republican candidate Jack Martins said he remains confident he will win next month …”
The NRCC obviously doesn’t. The latest poll shows Martins losing 50-34 to Tom Suozzi.
While Suozzi is horrible and has been getting worse over the years, Martins doing a crash and burn is richly deserved. From touting his voting in favor of the SAFE Act to shamelessly disenfranchising voters Martins has built-up a lot of bad karma and it is time for it to come back at him.