New York GOP picks Rep. Lee Zeldin as gubernatorial nominee
New York’s Republican Party leaders endorsed U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor Tuesday at a convention on Long Island, though he could still face a primary challenger in June.
Any Republican candidate faces tough odds in New York, where registered Democrats outnumber GOP voters by more than 2 to 1. New York hasn’t elected a Republican governor since former Gov. George Pataki in 2002.
But Republicans scored some unexpected wins in local and county elections in November, and Zeldin declared “The Republican party is back, baby!” has he walked out for his convention speech to the song ‘All I Do is Win,’ by DJ Khaled.