Here's How Republicans Pulled Off Big Upsets In New York State

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🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

GOP candidates there embraced "bipartisan" messaging and capitalized on redrawn maps to flip four House seats from Democratic control in New York. Democratic hopefuls also didn't benefit as much as candidates elsewhere from an enthusiasm boost among voters concerned about access to abortion because of the strong protections enshrined in state law. Coupled with Gov. Kathy Hochul's struggling top-of-the-ticket bid, Republicans found a perfect opportunity to secure narrow victories in the deep blue state.

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0:48.3	Susan Davis, I cover politics.
0:50.1	And today on the show, we're gonna try to understand what happened in New York State during the midterms.
0:55.8	Republicans will control the House of Representatives in Washington next year,
0:59.4	and they've got New York State to think.
1:02.0	A third of their pickups were in that state.
1:04.5	That is, despite the fact that in New York, there are far more registered Democratic voters than
1:09.7	Republicans, more than twice as many, in fact. So to help us explain what happened,
1:15.0	we are joined on today's show by NPR's Brian Mann. He's based in Upstate New York. Hey,
1:20.1	there, Brian. Hey, thanks for having me. Thanks for joining us.
1:23.3	And, Brian, you have been covering New York politics for the network.
1:26.5	So tell us a little bit about some of these specific seats.
1:29.7	Yeah, some of these Republican wins, very narrow wins in some cases,
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