Nasty upstate Republican primary tests power of Trump endorsement ^44.1%

Gothamist - By Jimmy Vielkind - 6/21/2026, 12:00 PM

Appeal to Authority 21.1% - Negativity Bias 17.7% - Halo Effect 12.3%

Jim Zecca is such a supporter of Donald Trump that in 2016 he took a bus from upstate New York to New Hampshire to campaign for the then-longshot real estate developer shaking up the GOP. So, when the Republican president endorsed first-time candidate Anthony Constantino over party-backed Robert Smullen for an open congressional seat,... more