To be absolutely clear, Mazi Pilip is not evil. But many of the forces who directly indirectly and indirectly propped up her candidacy surely are. Shame on the Republican Party for cravenly and cynically putting forth a candidate so obviously unqualified and out of her depth, and it didn’t even take the lone and late debate for people to see that.
Despite all the meritless attacks about ICE, “the Squad,” “the godfather of the migrant crisis”, “Sanctuary Suozzi” et al., enough voters saw them for the cheap political tricks that they were and the tricks failed.
No one should gloat: This was just one battle in a war that will continue in November and beyond. But the nation was watching us last night and it saw a people begin to rise up and take back its community from the illiberal and dangerous forces that have had it under siege in recent years.
Tom Suozzi’s victory underscored the remarks last night of a CNN commentator: that despite established trends of political division around issues of common concern, when voters ultimately are faced with a choice between two alternatives, their choice doesn’t always align with the trend. In this case, their choice didn’t because they saw through the hologram candidate presented to them.
If this race indeed was the bellwether for the nation that both sides predicted it would be, there is hope. In the meantime, we can be grateful that for one 10-day election period in one small fraction of the country, the preponderance of voters were blessed with the clarity normally attributed to children: that the Emperor wasn’t wearing any clothes.
Robert Yamins
Great Neck
