Biden’s candidate takes precedence over Republican candidate in special ballot to fill House vacancy that has served to test both formations ahead of midterm elections
The Democrats took a surprise victory in a New York state special election with a mostly conservative electorate, an indication that the Democrats could take a stronger position than expected heading into the midterm elections in November.
The election to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives netted Democrat Pat Ryan victory over Republican Marc Molinaro, in a tense race that drew national attention as a testing ground for both parties’ strategies.
Ryan’s campaign took advantage of the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend abortion rights for nearly half a century, and, in defense of democracy, a dynamic of change that Democrats hope will be replicated in election contests across the country.
Despite President Joe Biden’s low ratings and voters’ historic tendency to punish the ruling party in midterm elections, Democrats hope to maintain, if not improve, their numbers in Congress.
In other outcomes, Democratic Florida lead winner Charlie Crist will challenge Republican administration Ron DeSantis in November in another race that will test the Republicans’ culture war offensive in the general election.
Crist, a former Florida Republican governor who switched sides and became a Democratic congressman, campaigned against his opposition to DeSantis’ 15-week abortion ban and vowed in his victory speech to end White House hopes of “wannabe dictator” DeSantis.
Source: La Verdad
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