How Tom Suozzi Won

“Tom Suozzi (D) won a special election Tuesday on Long Island, flipping a seat in Congress from the GOP and sending a signal that his party can withstand Republican attacks on immigration in swing districts far from the border,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Punchbowl News: “Democrats succeeded on Tuesday, thanks to a massive spending advantage and a disciplined Suozzi campaign. Suozzi held a plethora of public events, played up his image as a centrist member of the Problem Solvers Caucus and refused to nationalize the race.”

“In contrast, Pilip mostly hid from the media, raised little money and was largely unknown by the electorate.”

New York Times: “An Election Day snowstorm blanketed much of the district in half a foot of snow on Tuesday, with the heaviest precipitation falling through the morning. Turnout plunged, and it disproportionately hurt Republicans.”

“That is because Democrats tend to participate in early and absentee voting in greater numbers, and had banked an early lead.”