survive_los_angeles t1_j9tcced wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:31 PM

Reply to comment by C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH in George Santos — who is Catholic — insists he used to say he was 'Jew-ish' as a party joke. Now he says he's taken 4 DNA tests to prove his maternal grandparents are actually Jewish. by Grass8989

thats a pretty impassioned write up.

nobody thinks that district is a hillbilly district. There is a strong voting block for trump style conservatism visible all thru queens long island all the way out to the hamptons.

Its not about wether that district is red or blue or shifting the district lines.

Someone there showed up to vote for Santos this time - they loved him. and they got what they voted for -- someone that reflects who they are. The people who didnt vote for him that doesnt apply to.

C0NEYISLANDWHITEFISH t1_j9tm7ew wrote on February 24, 2023 at 1:57 PM

By saying he represents his constituents, that lumps people who voted for him and didn’t vote for him into the same camp.

Queens actually went Democrat, but since they make up a relatively small size of the district, the Long Island-side went more Republican. Parts of Long Island are solidly blue. Long Island is not a monolith.

A constituency is everybody, not just a politicians voters.