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New York — which hasn’t elected a Republican statewide in 20 years — is one of the most unlikely stages of political theater this election cycle.
Josh Riley is the Democrat candidate for U.S. Congress in New York’s 19th District on Nov. 8, 2022, in one of the most competitive House races in the nation. | josh Riley for Congress/AP Photo
By Anna Gronewold and Bill Mahoney
09/11/2022 07:00 AM EDT
Updated: 09/11/2022 07:14 PM EDT
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ALBANY, N.Y. — The road for control of the House might just run along the Hudson River.
Instead of serving up new Democratic lawmakers for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a mix of open seats and new ones drawn up in New York’s messy redistricting process have turned a deep blue state into a battleground as Democrats are desperate to defend their thin margins in Washington.
At least a half dozen congressional races stretching from Long Island to Ithaca will be instrumental in deciding whether Republicans are positioned to drown the remainder of President Joe Biden’s first term in subpoenas, hearings and bad press going into 2024.