The blame game on why the Republicans lost a seat in the House has fingers pointing to the candidate.
"I just happened in the familiarity of a de facto incumbent here," Republican strategist Scott Jennings said while appearing as part of a CNN panel on Tuesday night. "It may have mattered a lot because this district just tried something crazy, basically. And it blew up in their face."
He was speaking about Republican candidate Mazi Pilip who conceded the race in New York to Democrat Tom Suozzi.
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On Truth Social, former President Donald Trump blamed Pilip (without naming her) for failing and wants another candidate to run for the same seat come November.
"I STAYED OUT OF THE RACE, 'I WANT TO BE LOVED!' GIVE US A REAL CANDIDATE IN THE DISTRICT FOR NOVEMBER. SUOZZI, I KNOW HIM WELL, CAN BE EASILY BEATEN!"
Suozzi returns to D.C. to reclaim the New York congressional seat he held for three terms, and was recently vacated by the disgraced Republican George Santos.
Suozzi also hit the street hard across New York’s 3rd Congressional District where he was making appearances at churches and pickleball courts.
With the win, the Democrats creep closer to the Republican House majority.
In his victory speech in Woodbury, New York, that was sidetracked momentarily by what appeared to be an anti-Israel protester, Suozzi advocated for more civility.
“There are divisions in our country where people can’t even talk to each other. All they can do is yell and scream at each other,” he said. “That’s not the answer to the problems we face in our country. The answer is to try and bring people together to try and find common ground.”
“The way to make our country a better place is to try and find common ground. It is not easy to do. It is hard to do."
