The wintry mess left both parties racing to rewrite last-minute campaign plans and sophisticated models to understand how the storm might affect turnout.
But many Republican voters still prefer to vote on Election Day, and their party is accustomed to closing a gap.
The party has won nearly every major election on Long Island since 2021, partly on the strength of its turnout operation.
Peter T. King, a former Republican congressman, conceded that the snow could cost his party a couple of percentage points.
Still, he predicted that the recently revived Nassau County Republican machine was up to the task.
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