Special Election To Replace George Santos Happens Tuesday

Normally I do not pay a lot of attention to special elections, unless they are for Senate seats. But I WILL be paying attention to the NY-03 special election because it is to fill George Santos' seat - and the 2 candidates could not be farther apart.

While I would not go so far as to call this a "bellwether" election, I do think this is an interesting race to watch. Not just because the seat is to replace one of the biggest con men to ever win an election, but because this election is between the former occupant of the seat, former Rep. Democrat Tom Suozzi, and a Nassau County legislator, Mazi Pilip. It has been dubbed the “Mazi vs. Suozzi” race.

This is a true purple district, with both Biden and Trump polling unfavorably.

NBC News reports that a Newsday/Siena College poll taken Feb. 3-6 "shows a narrow edge for Suozzi, who is a known quantity here after serving in the House for six years. Suozzi had 48%, while Pilip had 44%, just inside the survey’s margin of error."

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