Amy Walter, The Cook Political Report:
That's right. I mean, special elections are special. They are unique. So I don't want to overgeneralize.
But Lisa's piece was really spot on, which is it's getting national attention because of two reasons. One, it's a swing seat. And, two, it's a district in which the migrant crisis is literally in its backyard. So the debate over what to do about it is actually playing out politically in real time.
And while, again, this is a unique — we're in a unique period of time in one unique district, I do think for folks in Congress looking at this race, the decision by the Democrat in the race to talk about wanting to have something like border security bill, like the bipartisan bill in the Senate, and the Republicans saying no, what that will tell leaders in Congress going forward, I think will be very important.
And this is one of those very important swing seats that will determine who controls the House in 2024. Not saying, if Democrats win, it means they win the House, Republicans win, they win the House. But it's the kind of place that actually is going to be critical.
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