Vance campaigns for Constantino in tight New York race

Vice President JD Vance campaigned for Republican Anthony Constantino in Rome, New York, on November 2, the day before voters cast ballots in the midterm election, as Constantino faced Democrat Blake Gendebien in the 21st Congressional District. The rally at Griffiss International Airport drew about 500 people, according to an on-scene account. Vance defended Constantino against criticism and urged voters to support him. He also criticized Gendebien, whom he and Constantino referred to as “Blake GendeBiden.” Vance spoke for about 30 minutes and left without appearing on stage with Constantino. Constantino, in turn, criticized news coverage of an alleged trash dump on Gendebien’s farm and asked supporters to photograph journalists at the event. He said candidates in New York run against the media as well as their opponents. The allegation about the farm was not independently established in the rally account. The visit came as the race tightened. A public Siena Research Institute poll cited in the on-scene report showed Gendebien leading Constantino, 46% to 42%. Republicans have a voter-registration advantage of nearly 80,000 in the district, which is being vacated by Republican...