On Tuesday, former congressman and Democratic gubernatorial primary candidate Tom Suozzi recaptured New York's third congressional district for his party.
New York Republicans, who had gained four congressional seats in the 2022 election, pinned their hopes on Mazi Pilip, a registered Democrat and second-term Nassau County legislator with a remarkable life story but limited name recognition.
Suozzi capitalized on recent controversies in Washington, harping on Pilip's opposition to a failed bipartisan immigration proposal that Suozzi claimed would have taken needed "Action on [the border] crisis." While Pilip was scathing in her rebuke of Biden's border policies, she might have benefited from better explaining to NY-3's generally moderate, affluent, and well-educated voters why the president already has the authority to secure the border more effectively.
Some voters who backed Santos two years ago likely felt burned by the ex-congressman's duplicity and were easily persuaded to support a well-known figure like Suozzi.
Suozzi, a Democrat, had occupied the district's federal seat prior to his gubernatorial bid two years ago.
As Politico notes, the Hotel Trades Council knocked on 60,000 doors for Suozzi, investing about $400,000 to lift his campaign, while AFL-CIO volunteers contacted over 200,000 voters, more than the total number of votes cast.
Suozzi scored congressional Democrats a win on Tuesday.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/a-nassau-county-flip-flop
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