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Political Theater Episode 315

Rep.-elect Tom Suozzi takes a picture with supporters during a campaign rally at the Polish National Home in Glen Cove, N.Y., on Feb. 4. The New York Democrat won the 3rd District special election on Tuesday.
Rep.-elect Tom Suozzi takes a picture with supporters during a campaign rally at the Polish National Home in Glen Cove, N.Y., on Feb. 4. The New York Democrat won the 3rd District special election on Tuesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Jason Dick and Mary Ellen McIntire
Posted February 15, 2024 at 5:37pm

What’s not to like about political stories that encompass not only New York City, Queens specifically, but reach into Long Island’s northern shore in Nassau County? The special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District to replace expelled GOP Rep. George Santos is over, with Democrat Tom Suozzi defeating Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip for the honor of representing the birthplace of Walt Whitman and the one-time home of F. Scott Fitzgerald when he was gathering string for “The Great Gatsby.” We go on a tour of the isle of Long with Roll Call’s Mary Ellen McIntire and Inside Elections’ Jacob Rubashkin.

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