Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Year : 2, Issue : 7
Despite Tuesday’s winter storm, polls are open for the special election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Polls opened up at 6 a.m. and will close at 9 p.m. Even if your polling site is a school that is closed due to the weather, voting will still be taking place. Candidates Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip gave their final pushes Monday night to get the votes to fill the seat of expelled Congressman George Santos.
On Monday night, a standing-room-only crowd of Nassau County republicans rallied for their new standard bearer Mazi Pilip, who had harsh words for her opponent.
Pilip is hoping take Santos’ seat, which the expelled former Congressman picked up when it was vacated by three-term Democrat Suozzi. Suozzi, whose name recognition and reputation as a Capitol Hill moderate will help send him back to Washington, says Pilip is simply a carbon copy of Donald Trump.
Suozzi pushed Pilip to further clarify her position on abortion, asking her whether she is “pro-choice.” She did not give a direct answer, instead accusing Democrats of lying about her stance on abortion.
“She’s antichoice, she’s pro-guns, she won’t support the bipartisan immigration deal,” said Suozzi. “By not supporting that deal, you’re keeping the border open and bringing more migrants to New York. By not supporting that you’re endangering Israel. You’re empowering Putin. People are sick of that.”
Source: NBC New York
