# NYS Dem leader begs GOP to bring Trump back to Long Island after Republicans’ Election Day trouncing

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nys-dem-leader-begs-gop-to-bring-trump-back-to-long-island-after-republicans-election-day-trouncing/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:17:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T06:42:44+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/nys-dem-leader-begs-gop-to-bring-trump-back-to-long-island-after-republicans-election-day-trouncing/
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Hochul beat Blakeman by about 20 points.
- She narrowly led in Blakeman’s Nassau County.
- Commentators linked his defeat to backlash against Trump and higher costs.

## Summary

New York Democratic Party chair Jay Jacobs mocked Republicans after Governor Kathy Hochul defeated Bruce Blakeman by about 20 percentage points, urging them to bring President Donald Trump back to Long Island. Blakeman also appeared set to lose Nassau County, which he leads as county executive, as the result formed part of a wider Democratic wave in the midterm elections.

Unofficial statewide tallies put Hochul ahead by about 60% to 39.8%; in Nassau, she led 50% to 49.9% while votes were still being counted. Trump had campaigned for Blakeman there in August, and Democratic commentators argued his close association with the president hurt the Republican, while a pollster said voter frustration with the cost of living helped Hochul. Republicans also lost control of both chambers of Congress, and five states’ governorships changed to Democratic hands.

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