Trump advis­er unpacks why for­mer pres­i­dent is hold­ing ral­ly in deep-blue state weeks from elec­tion

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK — It’s been 40 years since a Repub­li­can nom­i­nee has car­ried New York state in a pres­i­den­tial elec­tion. You have to go back to Pres­i­dent Ronald Rea­gan, who won the state as part of his land­slide re-elec­tion vic­to­ry in 1984.But that’s not stop­ping for­mer Pres­i­dent Trump from hold­ing a ral­ly Wednes­day in his native state, which he has no seri­ous chance of car­ry­ing in his elec­tion face­off with Vice Pres­i­dent Kamala Harris.Trump’s ral­ly in Union­dale is in Long Island’s Nas­sau Coun­ty, a long­time Repub­li­can strong­hold in the reli­ably blue state of New York.HEAD HERE FOR THE …