*The expulsion of George Santos from Congress sets the stage for a high-stakes special election early next year to fill his vulnerable New York swing seat. More than two dozen candidates have already expressed interest in running.*
*Unlike in a normal election, party leaders in Washington and New York — not primary voters — will choose the Democratic and Republican nominees. They were moving quickly to narrow down the field of potential candidates, and could announce their picks in a matter of days.*
You can read each of those pieces for free, even without a subscription to The New York Times.
You lie about one volleyball game and everyone loses their minds lol
I heard Anthony Devolder and Kitara Ravache are the two front runners.
Of course they do… they all got to see how stupid the voters in that district are.
Poor guy. If George Santos told you he was once a member of Congress, would you believe him?
Vote blue God knows please vote blue
I love that his new title will be “expelled congressman George Santos” or “disgraced ex-congressman George Santos”.
I can’t believe no one realizes this has all been an elaborate ruse for Santos to be on Dancing with the Stars next season.
This is a perfect opportunity for the dems to get their shit together and get this seat back. Find the best candidate and rally around them. Pound the airwaves with ads about the republican house has accomplished nothing and only resulted in chaos and fighting.
Has he melted down yet ?
>“Anyone who thinks a special election on Long Island is a slam dunk for Democrats has been living under a rock for the last three years,” said Isaac Goldberg, a strategist who advised the losing Democratic campaign against Mr. Santos in 2022.
Well…no shit. The fact that these fucking morons elected Santos – after knowing full well that he was, is, and always will be an incompetent, buffoon, pathological liar, and crook – is proof enough. They’ll be happy to rubber stamp the next Republican candidate that’s chosen for them.
I’ve seen George and can confirm two dozen candidates would fit in his seat.
As much as I’d like to see Kaplan get the nomination, Suozzi would likely have a better shot at beating whomever the Republican nominee is
He would have gotten away with it too if not for those meddling kids!
How many of the candidates are just Santos in disguise?
Whoever wins it should probably spray bleach on it first.
Are they sure one of them is not Santos in disguise?
Well color me shocked that there is a lower limit to the integrity of house republicans.
will be an interesting race, it’s a pretty tight district. should tell us something about 2024.
I hope he spills the beans on his fellow Republicans now that they’ve knocked him out. He must have some juicy stuff. I guess the only problem is no one will believe anything he says anyway.
Probably took the seat with him.
He should spill the secrets he was threatening to spill.
Turns out 10 of them are just George Santos in various wigs
Disgusting. This man fought in both World Wars and walked on the moon, and this is how they treat him?
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*The expulsion of George Santos from Congress sets the stage for a high-stakes special election early next year to fill his vulnerable New York swing seat. More than two dozen candidates have already expressed interest in running.*
*Unlike in a normal election, party leaders in Washington and New York — not primary voters — will choose the Democratic and Republican nominees. They were moving quickly to narrow down the field of potential candidates, and could announce their picks in a matter of days.*
*“It’s going to be like a presidential election for Congress,” said Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat who once led his party’s House campaign arm. “It becomes ground zero of American politics.”* [~(Full story here)~](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/nyregion/santos-special-election-replacement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.n6tJ.aK-aPQ4J3_xv&smid=re-nytimes)
We also have a handful of stories here for additional context.
* We have a [~live blog~](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/12/01/nyregion/george-santos-expulsion-vote?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.Fjz6.H7qS3Gcsi3Wz&smid=re-nytimes);
* An [~explainer on the lies, charges and questions remaining~](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/nyregion/george-santos-lies-charges.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.xZ9O.Bi8IdVubeDiU&smid=re-nytimes);
* And a [~brief history on house explusions~](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/nyregion/expelled-congress-members-george-santos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck0.MKHF.STvWtnmypdQV&smid=re-nytimes).
You can read each of those pieces for free, even without a subscription to The New York Times.
You lie about one volleyball game and everyone loses their minds lol
I heard Anthony Devolder and Kitara Ravache are the two front runners.
Of course they do… they all got to see how stupid the voters in that district are.
Poor guy. If George Santos told you he was once a member of Congress, would you believe him?
Vote blue God knows please vote blue
I love that his new title will be “expelled congressman George Santos” or “disgraced ex-congressman George Santos”.
I can’t believe no one realizes this has all been an elaborate ruse for Santos to be on Dancing with the Stars next season.
This is a perfect opportunity for the dems to get their shit together and get this seat back. Find the best candidate and rally around them. Pound the airwaves with ads about the republican house has accomplished nothing and only resulted in chaos and fighting.
Has he melted down yet ?
>“Anyone who thinks a special election on Long Island is a slam dunk for Democrats has been living under a rock for the last three years,” said Isaac Goldberg, a strategist who advised the losing Democratic campaign against Mr. Santos in 2022.
Well…no shit. The fact that these fucking morons elected Santos – after knowing full well that he was, is, and always will be an incompetent, buffoon, pathological liar, and crook – is proof enough. They’ll be happy to rubber stamp the next Republican candidate that’s chosen for them.
I’ve seen George and can confirm two dozen candidates would fit in his seat.
As much as I’d like to see Kaplan get the nomination, Suozzi would likely have a better shot at beating whomever the Republican nominee is
He would have gotten away with it too if not for those meddling kids!
How many of the candidates are just Santos in disguise?
Whoever wins it should probably spray bleach on it first.
Are they sure one of them is not Santos in disguise?
Well color me shocked that there is a lower limit to the integrity of house republicans.
will be an interesting race, it’s a pretty tight district. should tell us something about 2024.
I hope he spills the beans on his fellow Republicans now that they’ve knocked him out. He must have some juicy stuff. I guess the only problem is no one will believe anything he says anyway.
Probably took the seat with him.
He should spill the secrets he was threatening to spill.
Turns out 10 of them are just George Santos in various wigs
Disgusting. This man fought in both World Wars and walked on the moon, and this is how they treat him?