The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate running against Chuck Schumer is facing great odds in her campaign against the powerful and popular third-term Senator. Wendy Long addressed the New York delegation Tuesday.
It is the second time that Wendy Long is running for U.S. Senate. She lost to incumbent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand four years ago by 46 points, the largest margin of defeat for any statewide candidate in New York ever.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday finds Long 32 points behind Schumer, but the New York City-based attorney and Dartmouth graduate is undeterred. In her speech to the delegates, some of whom talked during her address, she compared Donald Trump to Cleveland’s famous basketball star.
“Donald Trump is like Lebron James,” Long said. “He is just a force of nature.”
She said Trump has the ability to reach average Americans and New Yorkers, just like Ronald Reagan did back in 1980.
Long said she wants to help restore New York State to the rule of law, not the “rule of the mob.” She said political correctness is killing our economy and security. She also linked Schumer to Wall Street, saying he resisted regulations pressed by the Bush Administration.
Long said Schumer is part of an establishment that includes big government , big business and big media, that she predicts will soon crumble.
“They’re in an unholy alliance against the little guy,” said Long, who said that group includes middle-class Americans and community banks. Long said she can bring a “regular citizen’s” perspective to Washington.
