“There is a very fertile ground in New York based on a very populist agenda: crime is up, the economy is a mess, people are fleeing the state in droves, taxes are too high, the services are too bad. The situation is abysmal and I think it’s shifting the political dynamics in favor of the Republicans. That doesn’t have to do with the brilliance of the party. That just has to do with the fact that the average Joe-Schmo, the average Sally-Jane, realizes they’re spending more money and they’re getting less in return,” he said. Wax argues enthusiastically that the key to flipping the state red is getting a third of New York City to vote for a Republican.

— Gavin Wax, President of the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC)
Reporting by Asta Kongsted (M.S. Class of 2023) in Columbia News Service on Nov 8, 2022 for “Clubhouse Rules: New York’s New Young Republican Leader Eyes the Future”