Daily Mail: Deep blue state is swinging 'aggressively to the right' and there's polling to prove its residents are fed up

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GrayHouse founder and pollster Landon Wall told the Daily Mail:

"The rightward shift of New York, in particular New York City, has been happening since 2006.""There's this energy and this desire for something counter to the one-party rule in New York that is separate from the Trump effect."

Drawing from both exclusive GrayHouse polling and conversations with Landon Wall, the Daily Mail published a major front-page story outlining how New York — long a Democratic stronghold — is experiencing its most serious Republican resurgence in decades.

Key findings from the GrayHouse poll include:

• Governor Kathy Hochul’s approval rating has plummeted to just 36%, with 55% disapproving

• Former President Donald Trump now has a higher approval rating in New York than Hochul (43% vs. 36%)

• 60% of voters statewide, including 75% of independents and even 34% of Democrats, say it's "time for someone new" in the governor's office

• In a head-to-head matchup, Elise Stefanik trails Hochul by only 6 points (46% to 40%) — a remarkable position for a Republican challenger this early

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The article credits GrayHouse’s research and strategic insights with documenting how issues like crime, immigration, inflation, and frustration with one-party rule are fueling a powerful realignment across suburban, urban, and working-class voters.

The survey also showed Rep. Elise Stefanik emerging as the clear Republican frontrunner:

• 44% of Republican primary voters back Stefanik

• Only 7% each support Rep. Mike Lawler or Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman

Stefanik emphasized the broader trend reflected in GrayHouse’s data:

"New York is moving toward the Republican direction, and I believe that's a result of single-party failed Democrat rule led by Kathy Hochul."