5 takeaways from Democrats flipping George Santos' House seat in New York
Tuesday's special election was a sort of test for Republicans' and Democrats' campaign messaging in 2024, particularly around immigration and abortion.
by Domenico Montanaro
Feb 14, 2024
3 minutes
Republicans were hoping concerns over immigration would put them over the top Tuesday in a closely watched special election in suburban New York to replace the disgraced former Rep. George Santos.
Instead, Democrats parried the attacks and flipped the seat.
Democrats also retained control of the state House in Pennsylvania, holding onto a seat in the Philadelphia suburbs, where the winning candidate campaigned, in part, on abortion rights.
Both areas lean Democratic, but Republicans were hoping to make inroads. Instead, they're left still trying to find a winning
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