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Trump Intercedes to Push Robert Smullen Out of N.Y. House Race
Democrats’ hopes of flipping Representative Elise Stefanik’s seat in New York were dealt a serious blow on Friday, when a Republican state assemblyman bowed to President Trump’s wishes and dropped his plans to run on the Conservative line against a Trump-endorsed candidate.
The assemblyman, Robert Smullen, said that he met with the president at the Oval Office, where Mr. Trump spoke of the importance of uniting Republicans and Conservatives before the midterm elections.
“I am deeply honored to have met with President Trump and grateful for our discussions,” he said.
The decision is a boon to Anthony Constantino, the chief executive of a novelty printing company called Sticker Mule, who won the Republican nomination decisively last month. Ms. Stefanik, who is stepping down at the end of the year, remained neutral in the primary, but she endorsed Mr. Constantino, a classmate from their private high school, shortly before the race was decided.