From the Hamptons to the Bronx, New York Democrats Fight Primaries
- Nancy Goroff and John Avlon face off in NY’s 1st district
- Bowman, Latimer are in acrimonious contest in 16th district
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On paper, New York’s 1st Congressional district reads like a winner for Democrats. For one, it’s home to more of them than registered Republicans. And its voters favor abortion access for women, care deeply about the environment and boast high levels of union membership.
Yet the Long Island district — spanning most of Suffolk County to the Hamptons — has eluded the grasp of Democrats for a decade. It’s a failure critics chalk up to the party’s inability to field a candidate appealing to independents, who make up 30% of the electorate.