FROM OUR READERS ON LONG ISLAND--L.I. REJECTS THE CNN CANDIDATE

Long Island Rejects the CNN Candidate--By Brownstone Institute November 12, 2024

 
On Tuesday, voters across the country overwhelmingly rejected the incumbent administration and the advocacy of the media. Perhaps no House race better encompassed that phenomenon than New York’s First Congressional District, where former CNN anchor John Avlon lost by over ten percentage points to Republican Nick LaLota despite a concerted media effort to foist him into government. Avlon outraised his opponent by nearly 20% with donors including LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, hedge fund manager Dan Loeb, and former HBO CEO Richard Plepler. Throughout the campaign, he received endorsements from Liz Cheney, Billy Joel, and Don Lemon. “You can trust him,” Lemon insisted.

For months, the media establishment fawned over their chosen avatar......Just one day before the election, ABC News insisted that his race was “razor thin.” READ MORE AT Long Island Rejects the CNN Candidate ⋆ Brownstone Institute