Dem former Congressman Tom Suozzi will return to the House as the Associated Press projects – and pretty early on after polls closed at 9PM EDT on Tuesday – that Suozzi has defeated registered Dem but still somehow ran as a Republican Mazi Pilip in the special election to replace Cameo star George Santos, flipping the seat blue despite the GOP’s army of snowplows.
Hey Americans!
Please thank these two gems for losing a seat in the house today! pic.twitter.com/ePSG72Ht1N
— George Santos (@MrSantosNY) February 14, 2024
This of course means nothing for November and it’s actually a warning sign for Biden something something because the New York Times will explain why in great detail shortly. The Hill will likely similarly react nonchalantly to a race they had described as dire for the Dems with stupid horserace bullshit headlines such as “Democrats move to avert embarrassing defeat in New York race for Santos’s seat” and “Democrats’ must-win race for Santos seat comes down to wire,” like it somehow wasn’t also a big deal for Republicans and they didn’t spend fucking millions on it too.
UPDATE 2/13/2024 10:21 PM EDT: Pilip concedes to Suozzi.