As you read this, voting is underway in New York to determine George Santos’ replacement in the state’s Third Congressional District seat. Special elections typically draw an outsized amount of media attention, even in the middle of a presidential primary. That’s partly because there isn’t much other electoral action to fill the media’s news cycle, but this one could actually be important in its own right. In fact, the BBC dedicated a fairly long column to the race this week, explaining why this election matters beyond the borders of New York. Democrat Tom Suozzi is facing off against Republican Mazi Pilip, and the latest polling shows Ms. Pilip with a tight, four-point lead. If those numbers are even close to being accurate, we might be waiting for a while to learn the outcome.
George Santos walked the halls of Capitol Hill for less than a year as a congressman before his…
