Can Donald Trump Win New York And End GOP's 40-Year Drought? Massive Rally Says - 'Yes'

Donald Trump has been insisting that he can win the 'deep blue' state of New York. In doing so, the former president is preparing to end the Republican Party's 40-year-old losing streak in the Democratic stronghold. On Wednesday, the presidential nominee held a massive rally in Long Island, and ripped NYC's Democratic leadership for homelessness. "Horrible, disgusting, dangerous, filthy encampments," Trump said, further calling the subway 'squalid and unsafe'. Videos on social media showed a large crowd agreeing with Donald Trump. Many Trump-Vance and MAGA flag holders cheered for the former president as he painted New York City as a dangerous and dirty crime zone, even though it remains one of the safest big cities in the world.Read More: Watergate 2.0? FBI Says Iranian Hackers Sent Trump Data To Joe Biden's TeamHe asks the state’s residents, “What the hell do you have to lose?” Trump lost New York to Democrat Joe Biden by more than 20 points in 2020. No Republican has been able to win the state since Ronald Reagan's heroics in 1984. However, New York has elected GOP governors and mayors, like George Pataki, who served as governor from 1995 to 2006.

Can Donald Trump win New York?Trump winning New York is not a new idea. The Republican nominee has been campaigning in several parts of the state, including Bronx and Long Island. When asked about the possibility, former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin had said: "It would have to be a perfect storm for a Republican to win a blue state like New York for sure."Read More: Haitians In New York Protest Over Trump's Pet Eating Comments: 'We Don't Eat Pets, We Vote'Zeldin was speaking just before the Republican National Convention. He added that he cannot 'rule out' Trump flipping New York. He added that there are several factors that could tip the scales. "The border crisis wasn't a top three issue for many voters who now have it as their number one issue, the voter registration numbers since November '22 have gotten better for Republicans in the state," Zeldin said.