Special Election Hinges on National Issues

New York Times: “Many politicians have rushed to stand by American Jews since the war began. But few have made the conflict so viscerally central to their political identity as Ms. Pilip, 44, a little-known county legislator whose remarkable personal story and unusual overtures to Jews across the political spectrum have propelled her into a dead heat with Tom Suozzi, a former Democratic congressman.”

“Their Feb. 13 contest will turn on myriad national issues, particularly the crisis at the border. But Ms. Pilip’s approach has also transformed the race into a test of just how thoroughly the conflict and fears over rising anti-Israel sentiment have shaken political alliances for suburban American Jews, long a bedrock of the Democratic coalition.”