Could how Democrat Tom Suozzi campaigned on immigration help his party win nationally?

Feb 16, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -4% Center

  • Reliability

    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    88% Negative

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

54% Positive

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"Facing attacks from his opponent Mazi Pilip over what she called Democrats' failed border policies, Suozzi stressed during his campaign that he supported both tightening immigration laws and finding a bipartisan compromise, including supporting a failed deal recently aounced in the Senate."
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2% Conservative
"From rooting for the economy to crash to tanking the border deal, Trump keeps showing the American people that his only real priority is helping himself -- and voters will hold him accountable come November, just like Trump himself admitted they should, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika wrote in a statement to ABC News."
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-6% Liberal
"Suozzi had 100 percent name recognition."
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26% Conservative
"Sen. Chris Murphy D-Co., in a memo to Democratic colleagues on Wednesday obtained by ABC News, said that Suozzi's win can serve as a roadmap for Democrats."
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16% Conservative
"Sen. Chris Murphy D-Co., in a memo to Democratic colleagues on Wednesday obtained by ABC News, said that Suozzi's win can serve as a roadmap for Democrats."
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16% Conservative
"Could how Democrat Tom Suozzi campaigned on immigration help his party win nationally?OREN OPPENHEIM and BRITTANY SHEPHERDFebruary 16, 2024 at 8:23 PMAfter former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi won the special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District this week by campaigning on more border security, other Democrats are saying the takeaway message is that their party needs to go on the offense on immigration."
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10% Conservative
"Could how Democrat Tom Suozzi campaigned on immigration help his party win nationally?OREN OPPENHEIM and BRITTANY SHEPHERDFebruary 16, 2024 at 8:23 PMAfter former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi won the special election in New York's 3rd Congressional District this week by campaigning on more border security, other Democrats are saying the takeaway message is that their party needs to go on the offense on immigration."
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10% Conservative
"Some point to other factors that helped Suozzi -- such as his name recognition in the district -- but say his win still might offer a playbook for the path forward for Democrats on an issue the party has struggled with."
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4% Conservative
"The House Majority PAC spent around $7 million to support Suozzi's bid, according to an analysis of Federal Elections Commission records by OpenSecrets."
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4% Conservative
"Amid battle over Senate border bill, here's how it would overhaul the systemRep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., appearing on a press briefing Wednesday with Democratic strategists, called Suozzi's victory a sign that the best defense is a strong offense ... speaking right in front of it directly through the center and talking about not just border security, but opening up pathways to legal migration ... is an argument that the American people will embrace, Espaillat said."
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2% Conservative
"Amid battle over Senate border bill, here's how it would overhaul the systemRep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., appearing on a press briefing Wednesday with Democratic strategists, called Suozzi's victory a sign that the best defense is a strong offense ... speaking right in front of it directly through the center and talking about not just border security, but opening up pathways to legal migration ... is an argument that the American people will embrace, Espaillat said."
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2% Conservative
"Amid battle over Senate border bill, here's how it would overhaul the systemRep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., appearing on a press briefing Wednesday with Democratic strategists, called Suozzi's victory a sign that the best defense is a strong offense ... speaking right in front of it directly through the center and talking about not just border security, but opening up pathways to legal migration ... is an argument that the American people will embrace, Espaillat said."
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2% Conservative
"Facing attacks from his opponent Mazi Pilip over what she called Democrats' failed border policies, Suozzi stressed during his campaign that he supported both tightening immigration laws and finding a bipartisan compromise, including supporting a failed deal recently aounced in the Senate."
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-22% Liberal
"MORE: What to know about the candidates for the special election to replace George Santos, and why it mattersSuozzi may have succeeded thanks to many local factors, Levy said, including his longtime record of being a moderate on many issues, his name recognition - having served in the seat before and in local office - and that he managed to bring together a variety of different groups within the Democratic voting bloc to support him."
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0% Conservative
"MORE: What to know about the candidates for the special election to replace George Santos, and why it mattersSuozzi may have succeeded thanks to many local factors, Levy said, including his longtime record of being a moderate on many issues, his name recognition - having served in the seat before and in local office - and that he managed to bring together a variety of different groups within the Democratic voting bloc to support him."
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0% Conservative
"And so whatever political decisions he made, I'm sure took into consideration the realities of his district, Espaillat said on the press call."
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-2% Liberal
"Suozzi's success may be tied in part to local factors that would not be the case nationally, both in terms of and separate from immigration issues."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"The Republicans had been pretty adept...at widening that gap between perception and reality, and exploiting it by tying immigration to an issue that had worked very well for them the last few election cycles, which is crime, Levy said, until Suozzi started punching back."
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-4% Liberal
"someone who they respect; even if they disagree.Could how Democrat Tom Suozzi campaigned on immigration help his party win nationally?"
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-4% Liberal
"From rooting for the economy to crash to tanking the border deal, Trump keeps showing the American people that his only real priority is helping himself -- and voters will hold him accountable come November, just like Trump himself admitted they should, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika wrote in a statement to ABC News."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"From rooting for the economy to crash to tanking the border deal, Trump keeps showing the American people that his only real priority is helping himself -- and voters will hold him accountable come November, just like Trump himself admitted they should, DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika wrote in a statement to ABC News."
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-2% Liberal
"Suozzi hit it head on, said veteran New York Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf."
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-10% Liberal
"But regardless of what's happening on the ground in the district, Levy said that in districts similar politically to the relatively suburban one that Suozzi won, being on the offensive as he was on border issues could play well.But in addition to a message, you need a mouthpiece, Levy said."
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-12% Liberal
"MORE: New York 3rd District special election results: Tom Suozzi projected to beat Mazi Pilip, in Dem winMORE:"
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-14% Liberal
"Mo Kanter, senior director of policy and research for nonprofit research and advocacy group American Immigration Council pointed to Suozzi's win as proof that immigration doesn't have to be a wedge issue; one can stand for an orderly, efficient process at the border that is also fair and humane."
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-14% Liberal
"With immigration, with me, it's about pushing for a bipartisan compromise that'll will actually address the problem we face of closing the border, trying to stem the tide of what's happening, and [to] treat people like human beings, Suozzi said at a news conference two days before the election."
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-18% Liberal
"Tom Suozzi worked on immigration issues with me when he was a county executive ..."
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-24% Liberal
"Sheinkopf, too, warns about the White House and its orbit mining too much meaning from Suozzi's win."
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-26% Liberal
"The Democratic National Committee, in a memo released after the election, pointed to the results as showing that Democrats are wiing on the issues that matter to voters, including the border, pointing to Donald Trump's criticism of the border deal that helped sink its support in Congress."
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-38% Liberal

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51% : Facing attacks from his opponent Mazi Pilip over what she called Democrats' failed border policies, Suozzi stressed during his campaign that he supported both tightening immigration laws and finding a bipartisan compromise, including supporting a failed deal recently announced in the Senate.
47% : "From rooting for the economy to crash to tanking the border deal, Trump keeps showing the American people that his only real priority is helping himself -- and voters will hold him accountable come November, just like Trump himself admitted they should," DNC National Press Secretary Sarafina Chitika wrote in a statement to ABC News.

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