{"id":1029639,"date":"2024-02-14T16:11:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1029639"},"modified":"2024-05-20T03:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T03:07:26","slug":"attn-pundits-democrats-won-yet-another-bellwether-last-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/attn-pundits-democrats-won-yet-another-bellwether-last-night\/","title":{"rendered":"ATTN: PUNDITS \u2013 Democrats Won Yet Another \u201cBellwether\u201d Last Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In response to Democrat Tom Suozzi\u2019s resounding victory in a \u201cbellwether\u201d special election, <\/strong>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPundit after pundit said the NY-03 special election would be a \u2018bellwether\u2019 going into November and that Democrats had \u2018good reason\u2019 to be worried. The result? Voters once again held Republicans accountable for their unpopular and extreme MAGA agenda, unwavering allegiance to Donald Trump, and losing strategy of putting Trump\u2019s political ambitions over delivering for Americans. With Democrats consistently overperforming in election after election under President Biden, it\u2019s past time for the so-called political experts to figure out what voters already know: When Republicans spend all their time playing politics with critical issues like border security and peddling an extreme, unpopular agenda to rip away our freedoms, they lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Last night\u2019s NY-03 special election was previewed as a \u201cbellwether\u201d for November with \u201cgood reason\u201d for Democrats to worry \u2013 and Tom Suozzi won decisively.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CNN<\/a>: \u201cThe contest has national stakes and could serve as a bellwether for the mood of the electorate this presidential cycle.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/a>: \u201cThe election is seen as a bellwether ahead of the all-but-certain November White House rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cThe special election that could preview November\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cNew York Democrats are worried about Tuesday\u2019s special election. They have good reason to be\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cDemocrats scramble to stave off defeat in battle for Santos\u2019 House seat\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cImmigration heats up N.Y. special election, testing Democrats\u2019 tougher talk\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cWith New York viewed as key to Democrats\u2019 chances of winning the House, the race is an important bellwether for both parties.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cGOP puts Dems on defensive over border security in bellwether special election\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/a>: \u201cThe demographic of New York\u2019s third congressional district had made this a closely watched election nationwide. The district, seen as a political bellwether, is largely suburban and was one of 18 districts that Biden won in 2020, but which then went on to vote for a Republican House representative in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cIt\u2019s a potential preview of November.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cRace To Succeed George Santos Tests Both Parties\u2019 Immigration Messages\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201c[Suozzi] pitched himself as a pragmatic deal-maker and sharply criticized Ms. Pilip for her opposition to a bipartisan Senate bill that would have clamped down on asylum claims and closed the border if there were too many attempted crossings.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Post<\/a>: \u201cRepublican known for political upset predicts another shocker in Suozzi-Pilip race for George Santos\u2019 seat\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFormer Rep. Bob Turner is making the call that Republican Mazi Pilip will upset Democrat Tom Suozzi in the special election for the seat of disgraced serial liar George Santos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spectrum News<\/a>: \u201cImmigration, reform push become flashpoint in NY-03 special election\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans see immigration and border security as a potential weak spot for Democratic nominee Tom Suozzi.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In NY-03, Suozzi and Democrats held Republicans accountable for being all talk and no action when it comes to securing the border.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NBC News<\/a>: \u201cA decisive victory Tuesday for Tom Suozzi flipped a bellwether New York House district into the Democratic column, thinning an already small House GOP majority and potentially offering a preview of the campaign tactics in 2024 battleground races nationally. \u2026 Republicans went all-in on the issue of immigration as their ticket to victory \u2014 and fell short.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cSuozzi affirmed his commitment to border security in two TV ads, and in the final days of the campaign, slammed Pilip for opposing a bipartisan Senate deal to shore up the border after Trump warned that it would benefit Biden.<\/strong> What\u2019s more, Suozzi and his allies were apparently able to get the latter point across without the benefit of advertising and direct mail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cWhen Ms. Pilip rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to boost deportations and fortify the border, Mr. Suozzi turned the tables, arguing that she was putting base politics above national security.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cMany voters in the swing district pointed to immigration as a top issue,<\/strong> something that could also be true for voters across the country during this year\u2019s general election. \u2026 Suozzi argued that he was the only person offering solutions in the race and criticized some Republicans in Congress for killing a bipartisan deal on the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cDemocrat Tom Suozzi won a special election Tuesday on Long Island, flipping a seat in Congress from the GOP and sending a signal that his party can withstand Republican attacks on immigration in swing districts far from the border.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NPR<\/a>: \u201cThis race was dominated by GOP attacks on immigration. <\/strong>Republicans spent more than $8 million on campaign ads in this race, a huge number for a special congressional election. They hammered Democrat Tom Suozzi on immigration on the airwaves. Republican Mazi Pilip even held rallies near a makeshift tent city in Queens that houses migrants. \u2026 Democrats showed they can defend themselves on this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cThe victory also validated Suozzi\u2019s decision to invest heavily in countering the GOP on immigration,<\/strong> suggesting that Democrats in tight races can benefit from talking tougher on the border and highlighting Republicans\u2019 abrupt abandonment of a bipartisan deal on the matter negotiated in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

House Republicans remain more focused on bending the knee to Donald Trump, baseless impeachment shams, and childish infighting than securing the border.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York Times<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans Against Border Enforcement\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cBorder Patrol Supports \u2018Strong\u2019 Immigration Deal. Republicans Don\u2019t Care\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cHouse GOP Impeaches DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u2014 Just To Help Trump\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cThe border compromise would represent a dramatic change of immigration law on lines many Republicans have long supported. \u2026 The Mayorkas impeachment effort \u2026 will have zero practical impact on the crisis at the southern border.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump, who is hoping to make immigration a key plank of his presidential campaign, has suggested on Truth Social that approving additional resources for the border would make Republicans \u2018look bad.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vox<\/a>: \u201cTrump made this clear when he reportedly urged Republicans in Congress to turn against the bipartisan Senate border security bill scheduled for a vote Wednesday so that he could keep the issue alive through the presidential election. <\/strong>His supporters have largely fallen in line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cI think [Republicans] are making a terrible mistake if they vote for the bill.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump<\/a>: \u201cPlease blame it on me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Democrat Tom Suozzi\u2019s resounding victory in a \u201cbellwether\u201d special election, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: \u201cPundit after pundit said the NY-03 special election would be a \u2018bellwether\u2019 going into November and that Democrats had \u2018good reason\u2019 to be worried. The result? 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