In a word: “no.”
Democrat Tom Suozzi said he will not seek President Biden’s endorsement in a hotly contested House seat in a brusque manner, and gave a brief one-word answer when asked about the possibility on Sunday.
Suozzi faces Republican Mazi Pilp in the Feb. 13 special election to replace serial liar George Santos, who was ousted in Congress, with early voting beginning Saturday.
“No,” Suozzi said when asked if he would seek the president’s endorsement, while looking nonplussed at a Dim Sum gathering at Canton Manor on Northern Boulevard in Bayside.
“This is very much a local race. This is me against MazI Pilip. And as far as the other state and national numbers, that’s not what this race is about,” Suozzi said.
“I am a Democrat. I support the Democrats…I will vote for Joe Biden. “I will vote for the Democratic candidate.”
Suozzi, who previously held the seat, also gave a terse “no” when asked if fellow Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul would agree with him.
Suozzi faced Hochul in the 2022 gubernatorial primary, which Hochul won.
Democrat Tom Suozzi said he will not seek President Biden’s endorsement. Gregory P. Mango Suozzi will face Republican Mazi Pilp in the Feb. 13 special election. Gregorio P. Mango
A recent Emerson College Pix 11 poll found that both Democrats Biden and Hochul are unpopular in the 3rd Congressional District covering Nassau County and Eastern Queens.
Only a third of voters surveyed said they approve of Biden and 59% disapprove of the job he is doing as president, while only a quarter of voters approve of the job Kathy Hochul is doing and 66% disapprove.
Pilip’s campaign, meanwhile, said it had not sought the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, the likely Republican nominee for the White House and the main force in the GOP, although loathed by Democrats in the battleground district.
Pilip has refused to even answer whether he voted for Trump in the past, although he said he would support him as the Republican candidate for the White House in 2024.
“No,” Suozzi said when asked if he would seek the president’s endorsement. AP
“When it comes to seeking Trump’s endorsement, Mazi is running on his own merits and we are confident that his message of secure borders, public safety and restoring the SALT deduction resonates with CD-3 voters,” said the Pilip campaign spokesman Brian Devine. .
The Asian vote could be a decisive vote in the district. District neighborhoods bordering Flushing, such as Bayside, Queens, have large Korean and Chinese populations.
While Suozzi keeps Biden and Hochul at arm’s length, on Sunday he was delighted to join Rep. Grace Meng, the first Asian American elected to Congress in New York, who represents a neighboring district that covers central Queens, including Flushing.
“She couldn’t help me, she’s definitely helping me with Asian voters. We’ve been doing all kinds of events together, dim sum parties. We had Korean barbecue,” Suozzi said.
Suozzi faced Hochul in the 2022 gubernatorial primary, which Hochul won. AP
Suozzi, speaking a few words in Chinese, stood on a chair in the restaurant and said: “This is a very important race. And people from all over the country will be watching this race. And if I win this race, will people say what happened?
“And I’m going to say look at the Chinese-American and Asian-American community and what they did to give CD3 a victory!” Suozzi said. “And whenever I have to think about what I should do to fight for the Chinese-American community, I just ask Grace Meng!”
Early Sunday morning, both Suozzi and Pilip spoke at the “Run for Your Lives” event at the Mid-Island Jewish Community Center in Plainview, appearing with Orna and Ronen Neutra, whose son, Omer, is being held hostage in Loop.
Pilip also attended several fundraising events on Sunday, his campaign said.
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