Bill Press: New York CD 3: Big lessons for both parties

First, this declaimer. For years, I’ve cautioned against exaggerating the importance of any one special election. For the most part, they’re one and done, I argued. Don’t try to draw any wider lessons. And I still, generally, hold that view.

But this one is different. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election in Long Island’s 3 rd Congressional District, the seat formerly held by disgraced GOP Representative George Santos. It’s a stunning win for Democrats and