• Rep. Kathleen Rice said she warned Democratic leaders of electoral losses on Long Island before the midterms.
• During a Politico interview, Rice said leaders didn't heed her call and pointed to Biden's win in her district.
• Rep. Lee Zeldin produced strong coattails for down-ballot GOP candidates in his gubernatorial bid.

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For much of the 20th Century, Long Island was a well-known Republican stronghold, serving as a counterbalance to the strongly Democratic politics of New York City.

From the 1990s through much of the past decade, Democrats made major gains in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, winning congressional districts and local offices that for years had favored Republican politicians.

But in recent years, Republicans have clawed back some of their strength, winning the county executive and district attorney races in Nassau in November 2021, while also winning the district attorney race in Suffolk that year. While former President Donald Trump lost New York State resoundingly in both 2016 and 2020, he won Suffolk each time.

In the November midterms, despite Democratic overperformance in suburbs...

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