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Nicole Malliotakis | New York District 11 Congresswoman Speaks on Her Bid for Re-Election & More Regarding the Midterms · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: Nicole Maliotakis, unbelievable congresswoman, Staten Island, Brooklyn, I love her
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  Speaker 1: a lot. Here she is. She's going to win Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: so I guess we'll talk about her race, but there
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  Speaker 1: is no race. Nicole, good morning, sweetheart. How are you?
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  Speaker 2: It's always a race. People have a lot of votes. Listen, remember, Sid,
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  Speaker 2: this was the last midterm was when we lost this seat.
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  Speaker 2: That was when Dan Donovan lost and we got stuck
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  Speaker 2: with Max Rose. So don't ever take anything for granted
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  Speaker 2: because right now, Republicans are not voting as much as,
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  Speaker 2: we don't see as many Republicans turning out as the
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  Speaker 2: Democrats on Staten Island.
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  Speaker 1: Let's start right there.
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  Speaker 2: We need Republicans to come out.
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  Speaker 1: Let's start right there. First of all, Donovan and Max
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  Speaker 1: Rose were still big names. I don't even know the
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  Speaker 1: name of the person who's running against you. I got
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  Speaker 1: to be honest. Nor do I care. But you just
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  Speaker 1: nailed it. And I don't know why. Why don't Republicans,
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  Speaker 1: we got the big mouths. We bitch and complain. All
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  Speaker 1: my buddies all over Rockaway and Bell Harbor and the Ponset,
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  Speaker 1: they bitch and complain. Why don't they vote? What's the problem?
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  Speaker 2: Well, first, I think there's a little bit of tradition here.
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  Speaker 2: Republicans like to come out on Election Day, and I
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  Speaker 2: get that. But we need to bank these votes. We
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  Speaker 2: need to get everybody out, and that takes some time here.
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  Speaker 2: President Trump voted early. I voted early. I took my
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  Speaker 2: elderly parents to vote over the weekend. So take a friend,
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  Speaker 2: take a neighbor, take an elderly parent, and get them
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  Speaker 2: out to vote. Today, the polls are open from 10
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  Speaker 2: to 8 p.m., both today and tomorrow, 10 to 8 p.m.
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  Speaker 2: So on your way back from work, pick up a
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  Speaker 2: friend and go and vote. It's a nice thing to
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  Speaker 2: do if you want to save New York and keep
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  Speaker 2: us in the majority, by the way. I think it's
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  Speaker 2: really critical that everyone get out and vote in this
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  Speaker 2: election because look how close Lee Zeldin came. You know,
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  Speaker 2: if we had churned out more votes from districts like
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  Speaker 2: mine in this state where people tend to vote more Republican,
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  Speaker 2: they're more conservative, even if they're registered Democrat, they vote
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  Speaker 2: more conservative in this district. And if we churned out
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  Speaker 2: more votes for Lee Zeldin, he could potentially be the
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  Speaker 2: governor right now. We wouldn't be in this disaster. So
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  Speaker 2: that's my argument for today is everyone get out there
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  Speaker 2: and vote. And Sid should come to my party.
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  Speaker 1: Well, let me ask you.
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  Speaker 2: I'm having an election night for my birthday. I'm having
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  Speaker 2: a big birthday fundraiser Thursday, and you should come to
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  Speaker 2: Staten Island.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get to that in a second here. It turns
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  Speaker 1: out the Sullivans are having their party at the Blarney
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  Speaker 1: Castle in Breezy Point. Bruce will be at the Lannan.
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  Speaker 1: I know that place very, very well. And Eisenhower Park
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  Speaker 1: on Tuesday night. I don't know where Lawler's going to be.
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  Speaker 1: My guess is the Pearl River Hilton. Where will your
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  Speaker 1: two big events be on Staten Island?
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  Speaker 2: Well, we always do election night with the Staten Island
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  Speaker 2: GOP at LaBette Post because we like to support our veterans.
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  Speaker 2: And then this Thursday, I'm having a big birthday bash fundraiser,
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  Speaker 2: the last fundraiser of the campaign. And anybody interested can
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  Speaker 2: visit Nicole4NY. com slash B-Day 2026. You don't give up. That's
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  Speaker 2: where you find the information. And I'd love to see you,
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  Speaker 2: my friend.
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  Speaker 1: I'm trying to think. Thursday, I may be available. We've
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  Speaker 1: got Back to Blue here at the station in the afternoon.
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  Speaker 1: But Thursday night, it could happen. It's on Staten Island, right?
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  Speaker 2: It's on Staten Island. You have the invite. I sent
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  Speaker 2: it to you.
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  Speaker 1: No, you didn't.
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  Speaker 2: I just texted to you.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, just now. Okay. Well, I'm not looking at my
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  Speaker 1: phone right now. I'm talking to you. So, okay. Oh,
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  Speaker 1: the big birthday party for Nicole. So, who comes to
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  Speaker 1: this shindig? You get Scott Lobato out there. You get
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  Speaker 1: Frank Marano. Who comes to this big shindig?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, look, we'll have the local elected officials. But, you know,
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  Speaker 2: really it's the people who support this campaign that want
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  Speaker 2: to make sure that, you know, we're fully funded into
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  Speaker 2: this last few days. And we do it every year.
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  Speaker 2: It's an annual event. It's a lot of fun. And, again, people,
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  Speaker 2: anybody interested, they could just– actually, they could just make
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  Speaker 2: it easier. Email joe at nicole4ny. com, and he'll send you
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  Speaker 2: the ticket information. It is a fundraiser, so we do
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  Speaker 2: ask people to chip in, although my good friend Sid
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  Speaker 2: can come comp as my guest.
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  Speaker 1: You are the best. Nobody loves you more than me.
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  Speaker 1: You know that. Although, although, Nicole, your dear friend, this
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  Speaker 1: was so nice, 2.30 in the morning. So my guess
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  Speaker 1: is she's not in America. She sent me a text, 2.30
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  Speaker 1: Friday morning, congratulating me on my Hall of Fame induction
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  Speaker 1: last week. Maria Bartiromo, 2.30 in the morning.
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  Speaker 2: Well, you know, she's used to being up at 2.30
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  Speaker 2: in the morning to get ready for that show. So
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  Speaker 2: I think she probably can't sleep very well. Our good friend,
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  Speaker 2: Maria Bartiromo, who is fantastic. And Sid, if I could
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  Speaker 2: just point out one thing. I did just get last
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  Speaker 2: night the USA, our firefighters, New York's bravest, their endorsements.
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  Speaker 2: I have the firefighters, the fire officers, the paramedics and EMTs.
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  Speaker 2: And they join every single NYPD union in supporting my reelection,
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  Speaker 2: as well as sanitation, the Teamsters and the transit workers.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm very appreciative of that. And look, it's always
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  Speaker 2: great to have friends like you and Maria Bartiromo who
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  Speaker 2: are supportive of the work that I do.
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  Speaker 1: Well, we love you. Both of us love you. And
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  Speaker 1: you're great. It's easy to support you. You're great. But
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  Speaker 1: some of your friends are great, too. And I don't know. Like,
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  Speaker 1: I never think my friends are going to lose. That's
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  Speaker 1: just the way I am. But people are telling me
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  Speaker 1: that that Lawlor-Conley race in Rockland County, a little too
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  Speaker 1: close for comfort. Are you paying attention to that?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I was actually out there on Sunday. I was
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  Speaker 2: at a rally for Mike Lawler to, you know, help
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  Speaker 2: drive out the vote because we need him in Congress.
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  Speaker 2: He's a good partner. He helps. We look together. We've
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  Speaker 2: delivered a lot for New York, not just the SALT deduction,
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  Speaker 2: but we've delivered no tax on tips and overtime. And
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  Speaker 2: our seniors got refunded. Eighty eight percent of them in
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  Speaker 2: America got refunded the taxes they paid on Social Security.
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  Speaker 2: And they're going to continue to get that for the
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  Speaker 2: next few years. And we have to make sure that
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  Speaker 2: we elect somebody who, you know, this is about electing
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  Speaker 2: people with common sense, whether you're a Democrat, independent, or Republican.
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  Speaker 2: You want, I assume, you want New York to be safe.
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  Speaker 2: You want our borders to be secure. You don't want
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  Speaker 2: murderers entering like we saw happen. In fact, Kathy Hochul
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  Speaker 2: and the Democrats, as you know, they've released convicted criminals
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  Speaker 2: onto our streets, repeat offenders onto our streets. Federal authorities
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  Speaker 2: have come in and they removed people that were convicted
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  Speaker 2: of murder, of rape, sex offenses. That's what this election
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  Speaker 2: is about. We don't want to go back to the
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  Speaker 2: open border chaos of Joe Biden. Fentanyl in this country,
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  Speaker 2: fentanyl deaths have dropped 24% since President Trump and Republicans
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  Speaker 2: took control, secured the border, gave prosecutors the tools to
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  Speaker 2: go after these traffickers. And, you know, things like this,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, this is literally a matter of life and death.
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  Speaker 2: And he had Sheridan Gorman's parents there who, you know,
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  Speaker 2: sadly are the biggest example of that. I mean, their
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  Speaker 2: daughter was killed, as were so many other Americans, by
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  Speaker 2: people in this country illegally. And the fact that we
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  Speaker 2: would give the Democrats control, the Democrats who did not
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  Speaker 2: want to fund Homeland Security, they literally shut down the
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  Speaker 2: Department of Homeland Security in the 25th anniversary of 9-11.
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  Speaker 2: We're going to give these guys the key to, to, to,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, and not to mention the crop of people
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  Speaker 2: that are going to be coming in courtesy of the Democrats.
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  Speaker 2: You have, The guy in Jersey who was a character
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  Speaker 2: witness for the blind sheep convicted of the World Trade
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  Speaker 2: Center bombing of 1993. You have this wacko in the
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  Speaker 2: Bronx who wants no cops, no jails, no borders, wants
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  Speaker 2: to defund our military, wipes her hands on the American flag.
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  Speaker 2: These are the people who are going to give access
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  Speaker 2: to sensitive intelligence. That's what will happen if they take control.
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  Speaker 2: And it's a very scary thing. So people have to
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  Speaker 2: get out. And remember, I will remind people one more thing.
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  Speaker 2: Not only did we lose my congressional seat in 2018
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  Speaker 2: when people did not come out to vote, we lost
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  Speaker 2: state Senator Marty Golden in Brooklyn and the whole squad
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  Speaker 2: snuck in that year. That was the year AOC snuck
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  Speaker 2: in because people didn't vote. And so, you know, had
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  Speaker 2: we voted and been more vigilant that year, you know,
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  Speaker 2: we wouldn't have probably as ridiculous representation as we're seeing
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  Speaker 2: popping up from across New York.
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  Speaker 1: Do you think, though, in all honesty, okay, all honesty,
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  Speaker 1: do you think you guys are going to retain the House?
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  Speaker 2: I think it's tough. Look, what I can tell you
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  Speaker 2: is New York's going to do its job. New York's
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  Speaker 2: going to deliver. I believe we're going to keep all
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  Speaker 2: our incumbents, And we may even pick up a seat
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  Speaker 2: or two. I think Lepetri and Driscoll have a real
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  Speaker 2: shot here, especially with Bruce Blakeman bringing out Nassau. You know,
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  Speaker 2: that I think we can actually pick up. In deep
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  Speaker 2: blue New York, we can actually pick up.
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  Speaker 1: Seats.
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  Speaker 2: So I think New York's going to do its job. Now,
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  Speaker 2: whether the rest of the country delivers is a different story.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know as much about what's going on, but
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  Speaker 2: I do know we have some real tough races. People
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  Speaker 2: in Tom Kane's district have to get out. That's a
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  Speaker 2: real tough race. We got some seats in Iowa that
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  Speaker 2: are difficult. So it really depends. But for New York,
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  Speaker 2: we're going to deliver. We're going to make sure. And remember,
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  Speaker 2: New York's what delivered the majority last time. It was
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  Speaker 2: these seats, seats like mine that we flipped, seats like
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  Speaker 2: Lawler we flipped. These are critical seats. Garbarino also. That
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  Speaker 2: was– well, it wasn't a flip. It was a hold,
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  Speaker 2: which was– Right, Peter King. Right. I mean these are
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  Speaker 2: critical seats. And in New York, I think we show
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  Speaker 2: the country how to get it done, how to elect
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  Speaker 2: a Republican in a blue city, blue state, and hopefully– Hopefully,
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  Speaker 2: you know, they're doing their thing in these other states
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  Speaker 2: where we need to keep. I think we keep the
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  Speaker 2: Senate for sure. I'm pretty sure about that. The House,
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  Speaker 2: I think, is we can keep it as long as
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  Speaker 2: people vote. That's the key. And that's why President Trump's
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  Speaker 2: out there rallying Republicans to get out, not to stay home.
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  Speaker 2: You know, it's all about turnout.
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  Speaker 1: I agree with you.
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  Speaker 2: All right.
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  Speaker 1: So for people who want to go to your birthday
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  Speaker 1: party on Thursday night and then is your election party
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  Speaker 1: open Tuesday to the public?
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's the GOP's party, so let them do the inviting.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. For people, for Thursday night, you're recommending go to what, Joe?
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  Speaker 1: Email Joe?
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  Speaker 2: At Nicole4NY. com. We are selling tickets. It is a fundraiser.
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  Speaker 2: But Joe at Nicole4NY. com.
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  Speaker 1: Is four the number four or F-O-R?
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  Speaker 2: No, F-O-R.
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  Speaker 1: Gotcha. And how come I don't see you every year
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  Speaker 1: at the, I see Max Rose once in a while.
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  Speaker 1: At the best event, besides yours, besides yours, on Staten
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  Speaker 1: Island every year, the Thursday before Thanksgiving, my guy Teddy Atlas.
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  Speaker 2: Well, the last couple, I was in Washington, unfortunately, the
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  Speaker 2: last time. But it depends on the year. If I'm here,
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  Speaker 2: I do love to go to that event. That is
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  Speaker 2: a great event. I see a lot of my favorite
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  Speaker 2: celebrities there. Donovan was there last time. Ray Donovan.
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  Speaker 1: That's true. Ray Donovan, Liv Schreiber. That was two years ago.
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  Speaker 1: Tracy Morgan comes every year. And you know who I love?
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  Speaker 1: And I'm sure they vote for you every time. They
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  Speaker 1: actually own the hotel and the bar, the Nicotras. You
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  Speaker 1: know them?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, the Nicotras are good people. And they introduced me
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  Speaker 2: to Chaz Palminteri. He's also my favorite. You know, Bronx
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  Speaker 2: Tale is my favorite movie. I don't know if I've
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  Speaker 2: ever said that.
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  Speaker 1: No.
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  Speaker 2: But Bronx Tale is my favorite movie. And I think
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  Speaker 2: you can learn every life lesson in that movie. It's
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  Speaker 2: the greatest movie. And Chaz Palminteri, I got to meet
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  Speaker 2: him through the Nicotras because they're very good friends. And
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  Speaker 2: he was just out. on Staten Island supporting Blue Lives Matter.
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  Speaker 2: He always does. And he's a great guy.
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  Speaker 1: He is a great guy. Thursday morning, you should come here, actually.
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  Speaker 1: We've got our Back to Blue event. Well, hours and
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  Speaker 1: hours before your big birthday party on Thursday night. So
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  Speaker 1: if you're available Thursday morning, stop by. Either way, we
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  Speaker 1: love you. You're not going to lose. You lose, we're
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  Speaker 1: really dead. We need you in the worst way, especially if,
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  Speaker 1: God forbid, we do lose the house. So continue to
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  Speaker 1: be the great congresswoman that you are. And I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to try to see you Thursday night, okay? Great.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole, you're great. God bless you. All right, sweetheart. That
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  Speaker 1: is the great Nicole Maliotakis right here on Sid and
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  Speaker 1: Friends in the Morning. She's going to win again.
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