The vote is Feb. 13…..
Democrats seem to be on the way to get Tom Suozzi BACK into the US House…
Late Republican money maybe too late….
National Republicans are finally pouring major money into the special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District, and they’re counting on backlash against the migrant crisis to lift their candidate to victory.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the largest House GOP super PAC, is placing its first TV ad buy for Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip ahead of the Feb. 13 race on Long Island and in Queens. The spot will run on New York City broadcast and cable for two weeks beginning Saturday, backed by a $1.5 million buy.
Pilip, an Ethiopian-born former Israeli Defense Forces soldier, faces former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), who is running to reclaim his old seat. And so far Pilip has been outspent on TV by a nearly 7 to 1 ratio in the pricy New York City media market….
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Pilip started the race at a disadvantage. Suozzi, who served three terms in Congress, has extremely high name ID in the district.
Suozzi, the House Democratic campaign arm and House Majority PAC, Democrats’ chief House super PAC, have spent a collective $3.8 million so far. Pilip and the Republicans have spent $580,000, according to data from AdImpact.
The new GOP investment will help alleviate the spending gap but does not close it — and doesn’t cover the final two weeks of the race. (CLF’s current ad buy ends at the end of January though they could later extend it.)….
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Pilip is a Registered Democrat running as a Republican against Democrat Suozzi…