The Rs Lose a Seat

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🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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The special election in New York not only went to Democrat Tom Suozzi—he also won by eight points. We debate whether this means Republican hopes for immigration as a killer issue for them might be problematic, and whether the behavior of the Republican House these past two weeks is giving Democrats a serious chance of putting meat on the bones of running against the "do-nothing GOP." Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. Oh, for the best.
0:27.0	Expect the words. Some bring champagne, some die of hers.
0:32.0	No way of knowing. campaign some die of furs.
0:33.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:37.0	Hope for the best expect the worst.
0:40.0	Welcome to the Commentary magazine daily podcast. Today is Wednesday, February 14th,
0:47.0	2024. Yes, it is Valentine's Day and it is also the birthday of my sister
0:51.7	Ruthie Bloom, so happy birthday.
0:54.0	To Ruthie, I am John Pahour.
0:56.2	It's the editor of Commentary magazine with me as always executive editor,
0:59.2	A Greenwald, Hi Abe,
1:00.8	Hi, John.
1:01.8	Washington Commentary columnist and Director of Domestic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise
1:06.8	Institute, Matthew Cottonetti.
1:08.9	Hi Matt.
1:09.7	Hi, John.
1:10.9	And Senior Editor Seth Mandel.
1:12.4	Hi Seth. Hi,el. Hi Seth.
1:13.0	Hi, John.
1:14.0	Okay, Long Island, New York 3, special election to replace the disgraced George Santos. It wasn't the Democrat won by 8 points over Mazi Pillip and people are now going to strain to figure out the
1:39.0	larger meaning of this election.
1:40.6	The general idea I think was math that it wasn't going to mean very much, but I'm not sure that's true.
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