Nassau County Executive: Democratic challenger pulls to within 2 points of incumbent
Nassau County, NY Executive: On behalf of Newsday, Siena gives us our first independent poll of next week's contest, and they give Republican Jack Martins a 43-41 lead over Democrat Laura Curran. At the beginning of the week, Martins released a poll showing him up 47-41, while Curran responded with a survey giving her a 43-39 edge, so everyone seems to acknowledge that this race is far from settled.
Most of this contest has revolved around corruption, but Martins is taking a page out of Virginia Republican Ed Gillespie's playbook and launching a racist mailer. The piece features three tattooed shirtless Hispanic men with the caption "MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS!" and warning that Curran "will roll out the welcome mat for violent gangs like MS-13!" Martins argues that Curran is backed by "New York City special interest groups" that "want to make Nassau County a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants and protect those convicted of violent crimes from deportation," and concludes that Curran is "MS-13's choice for County Executive. She shouldn't be yours."
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/31/1710766/-Daily-Kos-Elections-Live-Digest-10-31?t=1509479992673#update-1509479993000
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it always seems to go to the Republican. Funny how it always works out that way, isn't it? 
It's never about who gets the most votes, it's about who counts those votes that really matters.
