It's the Brian Larra Show on WNYcke.

Good morning everyone. So the surprise ending to the

Tom Swazi-Masi-Pilip race, it wasn't that close. And it didn't have to be, if you think about it, if Republicans had only realized that George

Santos was to lying what Pat Mahomes is to quarterbacking, they wouldn't have had a congressman

expelled during his term and this special election wouldn't have had a congressman expelled during his term and this special election wouldn't have happened at all

And in this Queens and Nassau County District where Republicans have been trending since 20-20

The polls that showed it neck- neck did not turn out to be right as

Democrat Tom Swazi defeated Republican Masi Pillup by about eight points. So who

voted how within the district? What do we learn about all of

Long Island and perhaps all of suburban swing district America from this

outcome and what can't we learn because of this district's particularities and

those of these candidates and maybe even the effects of yesterday's snow.

Here's the lesson Swazi wants us to take away.

But the people of Long Island and Queens are sick and tired of the political bickering.

They've had it. They want us to come together and solve problems. So now we have to carry the

message of this campaign to the United States Congress and across our entire country.

And in defeat,asey We are fighters yes we lost but it doesn't mean we're gonna end here and with And with us now WNY senior political

correspondent Bridget Bergen and News Day columnist and editorial board

member Randy Marshall. Hi Bridget and Randy to have you. Welcome to WNYC.

Hey Brian.

Hi there.

Randy, why do you think Swazie won and why by eight points? Was it really that people in the district wanted a moderate as he

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