New York Conservatives Back Trump
Donald Trump nailed down the endorsement of the New York Conservatives at a convention over the weekend, sending one of his top supporters, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio, to accept on his behalf.
“President Trump is committed to our Conservative values of ending inflation, tightening the Southern border, supporting our police, stopping the crime wave, and keeping the government from intruding into our lives,” said Party Chairman Jerry Kassar of Brooklyn.
Speaking before Conservative Party leaders from across the state at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, Kassar noted that Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s November opponent, is a “dangerous California Liberal who directly opposes every one of our Conservative values.” There is a “silent Conservative majority in this country,” Kassar noted. “We are no longer going to be silent.”
Other Conservative mainstays the team of Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz oppose are a strong national defense, personal liberty, protection of privacy, and less government spending and taxes, according to Kassar. “These are what the Conservative Party is all about.”
“This election is a moment of magnitude, of importance, of great significance to our country,” Congressman Jordan told the crowd. “We can look at the four years of Donald Trump and the three years seven-and-a-half months of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and see no comparison. They’ve failed miserably on the basics: the economy, inflation, crime, immigration, defunding the police, Ukraine, Israel, weaponization of government, men in women’s sports, and Chinese spy balloons flying over our country. It really is, as Gov. Sarah Sanders put it, normal vs. crazy.”
Jordan, who attended the Convention with his wife, Polly, went on to say that he “learned a long time ago that the good things in life just don’t happen. You have to step into the fight, take the risk. Donald Trump is fighting the good fight for our country.”
The high-ranking Republican singled out the elections of Reps. Andrew Garbarino, Nick LaLota, and Anthony D’Esposito as critical in wresting the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi in 2022, and pointed out the importance of New York’s Congressional Delegation to the GOP maintaining power in the House. He also credited former Congressman Lee Zeldin for energizing Republican voters in his close race against Kathy Hochul and is looking for Trump to ramp up GOP and Conservative votes as well.
If Trump takes New York, the Republicans will seat 25 delegates in the Electoral College, while the Conservatives will have three. “The Democrats will spend a lot of money trying to beat us, but we will win because we have great candidates who are on the right side of the issues,” said Trump Delegate Ralph Lorigo, the Erie County Conservative Chairman. “Senator J.D. Vance was an excellent choice as President Trump’s running mate, and he exposes Tim Walz as the far Left, out-of-touch Liberal that he is.” Another Trump delegate, Suffolk Conservative Chairman Mike Torres, also attended.
Also appearing at the convention were representatives of every law enforcement agency in Suffolk County, announcing that they were the first in the state as a police group to endorse Trump. “President Trump stands shoulder to shoulder in our fight against crime,” said Suffolk PBA President Lou Civello. “He’s called for the death penalty for cop killers. That’s real leadership.” (Read more about the endorsement in this week’s South Shore Press.)
Congressmen D’Esposito and Andrew Garbarino, as well as U.S. Senate Candidate Mike Sapraicone, who is going up against Kirsten Gillibrand, took the stage to accept the Conservative nod. Former state Assemblyman Mike LiPetri, the challenger to Rep. Tom Souzzi, was also endorsed in his bid to return the seat formerly held by George Santos to the Republicans.
“Having the state Conservatives come to Long Island to make their endorsements was a great idea,” said Suffolk County Clerk Vince Puleo, a party member. “There are many Conservative voters here.”