BTRTN: Preview of New York's 3rd Congressional District Special Election

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"George S"antos will have a D-List celebrity career while on his way to becoming an answer to a trivia question and a historical footnote. His bizarre run in the limelight as the U.S. representative in New York’s 3rd District ended last December when the dysfunctional GOP-led House finally expelled him, ended a near two-year saga. It took that long to dislodge the fabulist because the GOP was loathe to give up a single vote while their hold on the House was so slim. Santos’s absence was sorely felt when Speaker Mike Johnson’s effort to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas fell, embarrassingly, by a single vote. 'Remember me?' Santos mockingly tweeted after the vote.

That vote certainly underlined how crucial this swing district is right now. The GOP is planning to attempt to impeach Mayorkas again on Tuesday, the same day as the special election to replace Santos. This is the one day that they can do this with at least some confidence, because ailing Majority Leader Steve Scalise will be back as that desperately needed extra vote, a vote that would be offset if they waited any further if the Democrats flip Santos’s seat.

The race pits Democrat, and former NY3 rep, Tom Suozzi, who quit the seat to run (unsuccessfully) for New York governor in 2022, against GOP candidate (and political neophyte) Mazi Melesa Pilip. NY3 comprises most of Nassau County in Long Island and a small part of Queens...."

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http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2024/02/btrtn-preview-of-new-yorks-3rd.html

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Must win for the Dems.