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🚨RATINGS CHANGE: ā€œBlakementumā€ Builds As TWO Race Raters Shift NY-21 in Gendebien’s Direction Within 24 Hours

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report just shifted New York’s 21st District in Blake Gendebien’s direction to ā€˜Lean R,’ less than 24 hours after Inside Elections moved this seat to the left. Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball made the same call several weeks ago.

All three race raters rapidly shifting NY-21 from ā€˜Solid Republican’ all the way to ā€˜Lean’ shows just how much momentum is behind Blake in his race to defeat extremist Anthony Constantino.

Cook writes in part:

  • A recent poll from Siena College showed dairy farmer Blake Gendebien up four points, 46%-42%, over Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino.
  • It’s clear that Constantino, a professional boxer and amateur rapper who put out an album titled ā€œThank You President Trumpā€ last year, is lagging far behind where a generic Republican should be.Ā 
  • And the trade war with Canada has had a lopsided impact on this border region, damaging Trump’s image with voters.Ā 
  • This race looks increasingly competitive, enough to shift it from Likely to Lean Republican.

Inside Elections writes that ā€œthis is a real race despite the typically Republican DNA of the North Country district,ā€ also pointing to recent polling showing Blake ahead of Constantino.

DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
ā€œNorth Country voters know exactly who Anthony Constantino is: a self-dealing extremist who’s more focused on kissing up to his party bosses than fighting to lower costs for hardworking families. Dairy farmer Blake Gendebien knows what it really means to fight for his community — that’s why the North Country will send him to Congress in November.ā€

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