Democrats Put NY-21 in Play After Trump Won It by 20 Points
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 25
Democrats Put NY-21 in Play After Trump Won It by 20 Points
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 25
Summary
A Trump +20 House district in upstate New York is suddenly competitive for Democrats after a bruising Republican primary and the prospect of a three-way November race.
Battleground New York said its survey found the race already tied, even though 58% of respondents backed Trump in 2024 and 40% backed Kamala Harris.
Bob Smullen, who lost the GOP primary, still holds the Conservative Party ballot line and has until July 3 to decide whether to stay in, potentially splitting the right against Democrat Blake Gendebien and Republican nominee Anthony Constantino.
That decision is clouded by a bitter feud between Conservative Party chair Jerry Kassar and Constantino, while Constantino's campaign has dismissed the Democratic-aligned poll as lacking credibility.
The district stretches from the northern Catskills to the Canadian border, and with no independent polling yet, Smullen's choice could determine whether a seat Trump carried with 60% becomes a real pickup chance for Democrats.