Could this top Trump ally break Republican's 2-decade losing streak in this key state?

EXCLUSIVE: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, headlining a local GOP fundraising dinner in this MAGA stronghold in Democrat-dominated New York City, sent a likely hint of things to come.

"Are we ready to fire Kathy Hochul next year?" said the six-term congresswoman from a largely rural, red-leaning district in Upstate New York, drawing loud cheers at the Staten Island GOP’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner.

Hochul, blue-state New York's Democrat governor, is running for re-election next year for a second four-year term.

And Stefanik, who is a member of the House GOP's leadership, is the most high-profile Republican to seriously consider taking on Hochul in the 2026 elections.

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