Daily News Columnist Visits the Borough That Voted Trump

Headline frames Staten Island as New York region's political "Idaho."

In hindsight, members of the New York media would have been well-served to have spent more time during the 2016 U.S. election campaign in Staten Island.

The New York borough, which has been resolutely Republican since the 1960s, voted 57% in favor of Donald Trump in Tuesday’s election. New York Daily News columnist Gersh Kuntzman alighted there Wednesday and his report features anecdotal reminders of why Trump was able to strike a nationwide ballot-box chord. From his piece:

“There are five reasons I voted for Trump,” said Mike Frange, 63, of Oakwood.

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