WASHINGTON (AP) - It's getting lonely being a Republican Congressional representative in New York. And it might get lonelier after the November elections.
Of the state's 29 members of Congress, only six are Republicans.
Since 2000, the state's congressional Republicans have lost at least one seat every election. In 2006, they lost three.
This year, a presidential race, an unpopular war, and recent Republican losses at the state and federal level point to another intense election season from Buffalo to Ballston Spa.
If the Democratic nominee for president is New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, turnout could be fatal for the GOP in the state.
Republican strategists say they're up for the fight and hope to pick up a couple of seats.
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