After eight years as Nassau's executive, and nearly four to reflect after he lost the office by 386 votes in 2009, Thomas Suozzi easily is the best Democratic candidate to lead the county. We believe he's best suited to jump-start the conversation about how to grow the local economy, reduce debt and add some polish to our quality of life.

Suozzi is the candidate to engage County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican, in that debate. The general election should be a rematch, incumbent vs. former incumbent.

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