Long Island has swung toward Trump. Will voters there respond to anti-MAGA messaging?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Long Island Republicans have more openly embraced Trump than some of their colleagues in other suburban battlegrounds, both north of New York City and nationally.
45% : Each argues they're better equipped to take on LaLota, who was one of the first battleground Republicans nationwide to endorse Trump.
36% : D'Esposito of Nassau County endorsed Trump not long after LaLota of Suffolk County did.
35% : By contrast, Rep. Marc Molinaro, whose district includes upper Hudson Valley, endorsed Trump quietly in March, declining to post the news on social media, and Lawler -- who represents a district just north of the city -- has yet to officially endorse the former president, even if he was a 2016 Trump delegate and acknowledged voting for him.
25% : Some Democrats argue that candidates could alienate voters who may be sympathetic to Trump but still Biden-curious or open to splitting their ballot by focusing on anti-MAGA messaging.
19% : But while campaigning against Trump as a threat to democracy may galvanize Democratic voters in a primary, it's a riskier approach in a general election.
11% : Laura Gillen, the Democrat challenging GOP Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, notably chose not to release a statement on the guilty verdict against Trump and references the former president only when connecting him to her rival.

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