“The Republican in Tuesday’s special election in New York isn’t just running against a Democrat — she’s running against the stench of scandal from ousted Rep. George Santos,” Politico reports.
“History suggests Mazi Melesa Pilip, the Republican, has a built-in disadvantage against former Rep. Tom Suozzi, her Democratic opponent: Voters tend to penalize the party whose controversy forces a special election — by a significant margin.”
“The candidate running from the same party as the scandal-tarred former incumbent has performed an average of 9 points worse than the preceding general election.”
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