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Many Staten Islanders have expressed disdain for politicians they see as out of touch with their values. One resident, claiming to be a lifelong Staten Islander and a Republican, laments that he's never seen a candidate like the current one—and hopes he never will. These individuals criticize what they see as a warp of traditional ideas and a move toward socialist policies, including promises of free services and the abolition or defunding of police departments. Such rhetoric underscores a deep distrust of socialist and anti-police narratives gaining traction in broader city politics.