An unusual special election in New York City’s suburbs could be a bellwether in the fight for control of Congress. Tuesday’s election pits Democrat Tom…
An unusual special election in New York City’s suburbs on Tuesday could be a bellwether in the fight for control of Congress.
In the short term, the result could be a factor in ultratight votes in the House, where even a few defectors can upset the Republicans' narrow majority. The outcome might also play a role in the ongoing process of redrawing congressional district boundaries in New York, with the possibility that Tuesday's winner could be running in a reconfigured district in the fall.
Suozzi spent a lot of the campaign talking about the need to strengthen immigration policy. He said he would support a temporary closure of the U.S.-Mexico border to slow the number of migrants into the city, signaling Democrats' recognition of the political pressures surrounding the issue. Despite once being a migrant herself, Pilip has hammered Suozzi and Biden over immigration policy. She has argued for additional border policing to stop illegal immigration as well as the construction of a border wall.
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