I'm completely fine with losing this special if it means getting Malliotakis in there in 2016.
May i ask - why are you rooting for her? She seems to be a very conservative (at least - by NY standards) legislator, while you (looking at your Political Matrix scores) are not especially conservative.
Because Donovan seems terrible and I'm supportive of increasing the diversity of the party - it would be great to have two young Republicans representing New York in Congress. Hopefully we will also start seeing an increase in ideological diversity too.