Maloney's defeat, as well as Republican pickups in three other New York congressional races, makes the Empire State the most important piece of the GOP’s push to reclaim a majority in the House of Representatives.
Several Republican candidates in NYC suburbs won U.S. House races in this year's midterm elections. The suburbs became an unlikely battleground for control of the House.
“Donald Trump unleashed a mob that almost killed Nicole while leaving five police officers dead and her response was to beg for his endorsement,” Max Rose told the Daily News in response.