CARMEL, NY — All politics feel nationalized this election cycle, but many embattled congressional incumbents here in New York are bucking that trend by running on local scandals. These days, in the Empire State, the foibles are bountiful and bipartisan. Why remind voters of Washington gridlock and dysfunction when you can highlight, seemingly, walking dead Democrats, like recently indicted New York CIty Mayor Eric Adams? Why remind voters their rent’s too high when the specter of former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), now a convicted felon, still haunts the local GOP? With seven seats in the U.S. H…