Just one day after Democrats managed to flip a crucial House seat to further chip away at the GOP’s majority, Republicans are reflecting on the New York election to avoid a similar fate in November.
Democratic candidate Tom Suozzi won the special election to replace former Rep. George Santos on Tuesday, dealing a blow to House Republicans and reducing their already slim majority to just two seats. The loss has prompted some GOP lawmakers to pinpoint the exact cause for the loss, resulting in some finger-pointing within the Republican conference.
Some lawmakers faulted Republican candidate Mazi Pilip herself for the loss, arguing the local lawmaker was not the strongest candidate to take on political veteran Suozzi.
“Mazi Pilip was a horrible candidate,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said. “She was a registered Democrat and hated
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