She married a Ukrainian-American doctor, moved to New York, and settled on Long Island. My nephews, as we speak, fighting the terrorists. My family, my entire family, live in Israel. She did, yeah, and has family members who still live over there. and served as a member of the Israeli Defense Forces. I served in the Israeli army, very proud. So she was actually born in Ethiopia and, as a young child, was airlifted to Israel, where she grew up - archived recording (mazi pilip) But in this particular moment, she has a really remarkable personal story that I think she’s been able to kind of definitely use in the campaign. A lot of her positions, frankly, have been hard for us to hash out. She’s really not doing a lot of public events. She’s a local part-time legislator in Nassau County with relatively little political experience. The future of our nation is at stake in this race for the third congressional district on February 13. So the Republican in this race is a woman named Mazi Pilip. OK, so let’s talk about the candidates and how they’re dealing with those issues. And that is the situation at the Southern border, where we’ve seen a historic influx of migrants trying to cross, and the Biden administration is struggling to figure out what to do about it. The other one is an issue that’s in headlines and conversations in Washington and all over the country right now. So this is one of the most Jewish districts in the country, and a lot of voters are looking very closely at both candidates and how they’re approaching this. One of them is a big international issue that has a kind of particular local resonance, and that’s the war unfolding right now in Gaza. I think that there’s really two issues that have come to dominate this race above anything else. sabrina taverniseĪnd Nick, what’s your understanding of why the race is so close? nick fandos But instead, as we head into election day today, we’re looking at a statistical dead heat. sabrina taverniseĪnd also, they’re coming out of DeSantis’ train crash, so it’s logical they would think that. For all of those reasons, Democrats feel like this is a really good pickup opportunity for us. If the Democrats can win and flip this seat, they could narrow Republicans’ majority right now in the present at a time when they’re trying to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary or fund the government and make their life a lot more difficult.īut it also is a race that’s going to set the tone for the rest of 2024 and give the parties kind of an early preview of where the elections are headed. And there’s a couple of reasons for that. Yeah, so when Santos was expelled in December, this race becomes a really big deal for both parties. That was a big election that Republicans just had a wipeout in New York. So President Biden won this district by eight points in 2020, and then two years later, in 2022, George Santos was one of a handful of Republicans who flipped seats right here in New York that helped the Republican Party take the majority in the House. This area has swung back and forth a lot. And as such, it’s the type of place that we see all over the country, where elections are probably going to be decided later this year for president and for control of the House of Representatives. We’re talking about a slice of Queens and Long Island that is racially diverse, ethnically diverse, got people of all kinds of socioeconomic statuses. But we’re also talking because this is a really special district. I mean, it is probably the reason why you and I are talking right now. This was a guy whose yearlong embarrassment put this district on the map and, I think, left a lot of voters there really exacerbated. Now, I’d start by saying, let’s not just so quickly race over George Santos. And setting aside Santos’s brief and kind of riveting congressional tenure, I’d like to start with the most basic question, which is, Why does this race over this one House seat on Long Island matter? nick fandos So Nick, you’ve been following the race for the seat formerly occupied by George Santos. My colleague, Nick Fandos, explains why and tells me how the results of the race will hold important clues for both parties come November. Democrats would seem to have the advantage. Today, voters in New York will choose the successor to George Santos, the disgraced Republican who was expelled from Congress in December. sabrina taverniseįrom “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and this is “The Daily.” Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Transcript Why the Race to Replace George Santos Is So Close The special House election in New York pits Mazi Pilip, who is running as a Republican, against Tom Suozzi, a Democrat.
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