Democrat Avlon Wins Republican Backers in Key Long Island Congress Race
- Former GOP Congresswoman Susan Molinari backs LaLota opponent
- Republicans Kinzinger, Weld also endorse former CNN analyst
John Avlon
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Former Republican elected officials including ex-Staten Island Congresswoman Susan Molinari crossed party lines to endorse the Democratic challenger to Representative Nick LaLota in a key US House race on eastern Long Island.
Their support potentially boosts former CNN political analyst John Avlon’s appeal to political moderates in his bid to wrest a seat Democrats see as crucial to winning back the House majority.