As the Democratic nominee in a heavily Democratic district, Ms. [Alice] Cancel has an enormous advantage going into the April 19 special election.

“Oh, man, there’s an odor emanating from the process, both in a systemic sense and in a structural sense,” said Doug Muzzio, a political scientist at Baruch College, who has watched the district’s politics. “It’s got this ‘Alice in Wonderland’ quality.”

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