The Democratic candidate triumphed in a much-watched special election for a bellwether New York Congressional seat, signaling that Republican plans to take over Congress in the midterms might just be a pipe dream.
In the special election for the New York 19th seat, Democrat Pat Ryan defeated Republican Marc Molinaro by a two percentage point margin. The race is the last special election pitting the two Parties against one another, and pundits saw this swing district as an omen for the upcoming midterms.
With Democrat Ryan taking the race, pundits will now question the long-accepted narrative that Republicans will make major pick-ups in the midterms.