After a report that former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is contemplating difficult Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) within the midterms, the Hudson Valley consultant sarcastically weighed in on the prospect of a rematch with the person he unseated 4 years in the past.
“I’m positive Democrats are excited concerning the prospects of Sean Patrick Maloney making a come again — as a result of it labored out so nicely the final time,” Lawler wrote on X.
Maloney served 5 phrases in Congress earlier than being unseated by Lawler in an costly 2022 race. His loss for the seventeenth Congressional District seat was all of the extra gorgeous as a result of he was the pinnacle of the marketing campaign arm for Home Democrats on the time.
Axios reported Monday that Maloney is weighing whether or not to problem Lawler, however would possible not decide till the autumn. He’s additionally reportedly contemplating a run for governor.
In his submit about Maloney, Lawler included a video edit of him posing with Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) set to the Dr. Dre music “The Subsequent Episode,” carrying meme sun shades and a gold chain.
At least six Democrats are already vying for the seat, seen by many within the occasion as a first-rate pickup alternative for the 2026 midterms. NY-17 is considered one of three GOP-represented districts that voted for former Vice President Harris for president.
Republicans will search to defend their 220-212 majority, which allowed them to muscle the “huge, stunning invoice” by Congress and to President Trump’s desk. Democrats, in the meantime, are hoping that opposition to Trump and backlash to the invoice’s cuts to social providers and tax breaks favoring the wealthy will allow them to flip key districts.