JD Vance rallies GOP House candidate Anthony Constantino in final stretch of campaign

ROME, NEW YORK – Vice President JD Vance called on local Republicans to get out and vote to keep a reliably red upstate House district in GOP control during a fiery rally Monday.Vance had flown into the former Griffiss Air Force Base in support of GOP businessman Anthony Constantino, who’s hoping to replace retiring Rep.Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District in the North Country — which become a surprise target for Democrats due to controversy around the Republican hopeful.“I see a place that is not all that different from the place that I grew up,” Vance said, comparing North Country manufacturing hubs like Massena and Rome to his hometown of Middletown, Ohio.“The story of places like Rome or Middletown, ladies and gentleman it’s not a story about what America has lost.

It’s also a story about what America still has the power to build,” Vance said, calling President Trump’s presidency an “America First revolution.”He promoted Trump’s agenda of “sovereignty” — including cracking down on illegal immigration and cross-border drug trafficking and combative trade policy — both of which are front of mind in a district with a large border with Canada.“We have done so much and we can do so much more to rebuild the good lives of working people of the 21st Congressional District,” Vance said.He specifically cheered Constantino for self-funding his campaign and for building his sticker manufacturer, Sticker Mule, in New York despite the state’s tough business climate.“You have somebody running for Congress that has actually lived putting American workers first for a change,” Vance cheered.“He has fought for American workers.

Let’s fight for Anthony tomorrow at the ballot box.”Vance also encouraged Republicans to “ditch the witch,” Democratic Gov.Kathy Hochul, though the veep didn’t mention GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman by name.The veep’s last-minute visit comes as Democrats see blood...