New York GOP midterm crunch: cash short, bench thin, Trump in the frame

In a deeply blue New York, the GOP is grappling with fundraising shortfalls, a dearth of viable statewide contenders after Elise Stefanik’s exit, and a campaign landscape tethered to Trump as it defends a shrinking set of House battlegrounds; Bruce Blakeman leads the ticket but faces tough polling against Gov. Kathy Hochul, while several would-be rivals have abandoned races, leaving the party with a thinner bench and uncertain prospects in key districts.