Democratic U.S. House candidate Tom Suozzi celebrates his victory in the special election to replace Republican Rep. George Santos on Tuesday night. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in large part because he was willing to take issues like immigration head on.
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Democratic U.S. House candidate Tom Suozzi celebrates his victory in the special election to replace Republican Rep. George Santos on Tuesday night. Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip in large part because he was willing to take issues like immigration head on.
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One single election does not a trend make. But does Democrat Tom Suozzi’s victory in the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District mean something bigger for democrats?
The Congressman won his seat – which until recently had been held by disgraced Republican George Santos – by diving head on into an issue that democrats would usually rather avoid – immigration.
Was that the opening chapter in a playbook Suozzi is writing, for fellow Democrats trying to find a way to deal with the thorny political issue of immigration?
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This episode was produced by Megan Lim and Alejandra Marquez Janse. It was edited by Dana Farrington and Courtney Dorning.
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