'G.O.P. Worries About Effects of State Losses'
“This was a rough year to be a Republican,” said Representative Peter T. King, who fended off a formidable Democratic challenge on Long Island. “But I’m just wondering if the demographics have changed so much. There is no Republican base anymore.”
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The Long Island Republicans brought this on themselves. Several decades ago, they passed zoning laws designed to keep out the riffraff. Those laws had the effect of raising housing costs to preposterous levels. Time passes ... and the political line-up changed from rich vs. poor to large families vs. small families. The large families most likely to vote Republican would rather look for cheaper housing and move somewhere else.
Joseph is completely correct in his statement. However, the young democrats such as myself are going to move out because they can't afford to live here either. So you'll have a lot of small families, sure but the newly energized young democrats are going to either have to suck it up and live at home with mom and dad for three years to save money, or move off the island.
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