RD

17’ City Council Candidate (CD47). Owner - @redzonestratny. Community Advocate. UFC Addict, Cowboys, NY Rangers & Yankees die hard.

[RD @RayDenaro]

@ViralNewsNYC @NYC_DOI Izzy wrote that message and did absolutely nothing to anyone except go on unhinged rants on Facebook lol

[RD @RayDenaro]

@SleeperMLB Geovany Soto

[RD @RayDenaro]

I feel attacked

[Amin #FreeUsman @alphasigmawolf6]

“When is the Waldo Walker card”

[RD @RayDenaro]

@JCColtin @grok how do the elected officials pay to attend the SOMOS retreat every year

[Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media]

The exact moment Republicans lost the midterms.

[RD @RayDenaro]

Just curious, is the doomsday event still on now or is my wife going to figure out how to incorporate 60 days worth of black beans into our meals.

[RD @RayDenaro]

The problem is JD is honest $ is able to self reflect mistakes. Something the President exclusively refuses to do. I’m going to say in the next 48 hours Trump will say something that entirely contradicts this statement and probably says something that will cause a rift with JD.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.

So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."

Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.

There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.

But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.

Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)

In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.

The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.

If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.

But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.

I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.

So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."

Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.

There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.

But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.

Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)

In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.

The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.

If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.

But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.

I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

[RD @RayDenaro]

Why are these stories becoming so common? How can people really be this evil enough that you harm two beautiful, innocent souls. My daughter is the light of my life.. I’d die a thousand deaths before a hair on her head was harmed. How is that not unanimous for all dads?

[New York Post @nypost]

Dad throws his two young kids from parking garage before jumping in shocking murder-suicide https://t.co/Quv8qhRv5Y

[RD @RayDenaro]

Too bad you spent 8 years as a total baffoon when you were the mayor of NYC because this is the most coherent thing that’s ever come out of your mouth.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Here's that moment:

[RD @RayDenaro]

Ok elections are over back to just UFC content

[ricky~dooby @rick_doobs]

If you’re a Republican, I don’t care.

If you’re a Democrat, I don’t care.

If you’re a Cyril Gane fan, FUCK YOU!

[kevin smith @kevin_smith45]

Hey guys. Let’s focus on what’s important.

That political consultants who make the same crappy TV ads

With the same crappy campaign strategy.

Got PAID!!!! Last night

[RD @RayDenaro]

As a new Dad, and a girl dad specifically I can’t imagine the pain the family of Katie Suarez is feeling. This isn’t the Southern Brooklyn I grew up in. This is devastating.

[Assemblymember Brook-Krasny @AlecBrookKrasny]

I join all New Yorkers in mourning the tragic loss of Katie Suarez who was taken from us at the age of 28. As a father and grandfather, my heart breaks for her family and I can't imagine the pain they are experiencing. My thoughts and prayers are with the Suarez family and I am confident that her attacker will be brought to justice before another family suffers. May God bless and protect the Suarez family and may Katie's memory be eternal.

[RD @RayDenaro]

I’ve come to the realization that we’ve gone to shit as a country the second we decided that acknowledging God was a big no-no. We’re a truly Godless society.

[RD @RayDenaro]

There’s no way the Cowboys aren’t firing Schotty today. It’s impossible.

[RD @RayDenaro]

There is Zero reason why Schottenheimer and this entire coaching staff is on the cowboys sideline next week.

[RD @RayDenaro]

Grab a couple solar battery packs on Amazon, water cannisters. Get a first aid kit, google how to use a torniquet. Has the modern age of technology destroyed every ounce of logic and desire to be self-sufficient..holy crap.

[RD @RayDenaro]

I see a lot of posts about this eventual DOOMSDAY that may hit the power grid/USA. People questioning if they should prep for 7+ days of self-sufficiency. My question is, why are you running to X for this answer? Get a generator, dry rice/beans/canned goods & drinking water..

[RD @RayDenaro]

Brian Schottenheimer should be fired before we come back from commercial break. The Eagles offense are playing Madden on rookie. This is so bad.

[RD @RayDenaro]

Those first two weeks of Ranger hockey were so much fun.