Immigration: A Winning Issue For Democrats?

Published: Feb. 14, 2024, 11:17 p.m.

One single election does not a trend make. But does Democrat Tom Suozzi's victory in the special election for New York's 3rd Congressional District mean something bigger for democrats?

The Congressman won his seat \u2013 which until recently had been held by disgraced Republican George Santos \u2013 by diving head on into an issue that democrats would usually rather avoid \u2013 immigration.

Was that the opening chapter in a playbook Suozzi is writing, for fellow Democrats trying to find a way to deal with the thorny political issue of immigration?

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