5 takeaways from Democrats flipping George Santos' House seat in New
York
1. Republicans' historically narrow majority got even smaller.
What gets thinner than a whisker? That's essentially Republicans'
current majority in the House -- only three seats. You think governing
has been hard for House Republicans? It just got that much harder.
2. Republicans continue to struggle in the suburbs.
.....The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that almost
two-thirds of suburban voters have an unfavorable opinion of Trump
and, in a head-to-head matchup, Biden leads Trump by 16 points with
suburban voters.
3. Democrats showed they can defend themselves on immigration.
...Democrats showed they can defend themselves on this issue
4. Abortion rights continue to be something Democrats will run on --
with good reason.
5. Candidates -- and money -- do matter.
Money, paired with the right candidates, is usually a recipe for
success in politics.
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/14/1231301104/new-york-special-election-results-santos-suozzi-pilip
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