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GOP's hold on Nassau vanishes
In a county that has been Republican for more than 100 years, the number of registered Democrats overtakes Republicans by a slim margin.
Ronald Reagan would not recognize Nassau County, as its Democratic leaders yesterday said they have a voter registration edge over the Grand Old Party.
The late President Reagan "once said 'when a Republican dies and goes to heaven it looks a lot like Nassau County.' [But] not any more," county Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said gleefully at a news conference on the steps of the State Supreme...
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