N.Y. special election results provide latest signs the 2022 environment has changed
The red wave that had been gaining strength over the past year sure looks like it has weakened less than three months before the midterms.
WASHINGTON — If it’s Wednesday ... Democrats win the bellwether N.Y.-19 special election. ... Rep. Jerry Nadler defeats Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the N.Y.-12 primary. ... Dan Goldman leads crowded N.Y.-10 race (but it’s too close to call). ... Charlie Crist comes out on top in Florida's Democratic gubernatorial primary for the right to take on GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis. ... And Markwayne Mullin wins GOP runoff in Oklahoma Senate.
But first: The red wave that had been gaining strength over the past year sure looks like it has weakened less than three months before the midterms.
That’s the clear takeaway from two congressional special elections in New York — one the Democrats won and one where the GOP triumphed.
In swingy N.Y.-19 (which Barack Obama won in ’08 and ’12, which Donald Trump won in ’16 and which Joe Biden won by 1.5 points in ’20), Democrat Pat Ryan bested Republican Marc Molinaro by 2 points, 51%-49%.
Meanwhile, in red N.Y.-23, Republicans won that special election last night by 7 points, but Trump won it by 11 points two years ago.
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