Over the summer, I spent time with many of the candidates, Democrat and Republican, who are running for Congress in extremely close contests in New York.
Both parties believe that control of the House of Representatives will be determined in these races, specifically in six that are located in the suburbs and exurbs of New York City.
The theory was that the local and national media's obsession with a spate of grisly crimes and "hell hole" post-pandemic conditions in New York City had freaked out voters in the suburbs.
Top figures in the Democratic party, including Nancy Pelosi and Hakeem Jeffries, are paying particular attention to New York this cycle, hoping to learn from and avoid past political mistakes.
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