NY 16: Jamaal Bowman 60.9%, Engel 35.6% with 92% counted.

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5. Well, every 2 years new people head to congress,

one leaving for each. This district will lose the special perks a powerful rep was able to get for them, but that's their choice.

To me the question, now that he's going to be there, is whether this one will become a positive addition over time, learning to make useful contributions, or the bomb planted in our congressional delegation those who recruited him hope? That last is isn't guaranteed. Once in office, newcomers often disappoint hopes of supporters that conflict with doing their job. Just look at the Republicans' forever problem of planting supposed agents on the Supreme Court, most of whom then disappointed them bitterly by ruling against extremist positions.