Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party’s hopes heading into a fiercely contested presidential election later this year.
Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip to take the seat that was left vacant when George Santos, also a Republican, was expelled from Congress. The victory marks a return to Washington for Suozzi, who represented the district for three terms before giving it up to run, unsuccessfully, for governor.
It’s unclear how long his next stint on Capitol Hill will last, as a redistricting process unfolds that could reshape the district. But for now the result narrows the already slim Republican majority in the House. And it provides Democrats a much-needed win in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections.
It’s going to be hilarious just how shunned Santos will be in republican circles after losing them a seat over bullshit like this.
Eh, he already was, at least from the vibe check from my more conservative family members. Which is honestly quite impressive, been a while since someone’s been so shit they’ve brought everyone together in the spirit of “fuck that guy”
Maybe that pedophile who ran for Senate in… Alabama? The one that established a sliver of Republicans do have some (extremely low) standards (but most don’t).
Roy Moore? You’re giving Republicans far too much credit, he only lost by 1.63% (less than 22k)
That’s the “(but most don’t)”.
Ah, I misinterpreted what you said as “most Republicans don’t have low standards”, as in they have high standards.