Tom Suozzi’s victory, coming after congressional Republicans killed a bipartisan border security package, could provide Democrats with a road map to shoring up two political vulnerabilities.
The Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota are expected to appear on Monday, as Republicans hold their caucuses.
Worried Democrats have thrown out the names of popular governors and senators as possible alternatives to the president. But such a challenge appears improbable for a host of reasons.
Republican rivals and the White House were among those to roundly condemn the former president for his characterization of the Lebanese militant group.