{"id":13545,"date":"2016-10-08T16:06:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T20:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13545"},"modified":"2016-10-08T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T20:06:19","slug":"good-news-from-long-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13545","title":{"rendered":"Good news from Long Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some good news from Long Island. Latest polling<\/a> shows Lee Zeldin<\/a> has a big lead over challenger Anna Throne-Holst<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“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<\/a> race, according to a Newsday\/Siena College poll<\/a>. Fifty-three percent of those interviewed said they planned to vote for Zeldin, while 38 percent backed Throne-Holst …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Zeldin isn’t backing down<\/a> in the face of Throne-Holst’s antigun attacks either:<\/p>\n

“… Zeldin repeatedly accused Throne-Holst of lying during the debate, including on his record on gun control … Zeldin said Throne-Holst\u2019s TV campaign ads<\/a> 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 …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is how Republicans should react when their opponent starts with the PSH<\/a>, call bullshit on it.<\/p>\n

More good news, the NRCC<\/a> is giving up<\/a> on Jack Martins<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The National Republican Campaign Committee is pulling out of the race to replace Democratic Rep. Steve Israel<\/a> in the third congressional district<\/a>, multiple sources confirmed on Friday. Republicans had been hopeful the seat was a winnable one in an otherwise challenging electoral environment in New York …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cue Nelson Muntz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“… OB Murray, a spokesman and adviser to Republican candidate Jack Martins said he remains confident he will win next month …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The NRCC obviously doesn’t. The latest poll<\/a> shows Martins losing 50-34 to Tom Suozzi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> to shamelessly disenfranchising voters<\/a> Martins has built-up a lot of bad karma and it is time for it to come back at him.<\/p>\n