Article 6MADR George Santos drops out of bid for New York congressional seat

George Santos drops out of bid for New York congressional seat

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Martin Pengelly in Washington
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MADR)

The indicted fabulist who was expelled from Congress gives his support, of sorts, to feckless RINO' Nick LaLota

The expelled US congressman, fabulist and multiply indicted criminal defendant George Santos said he would not run for re-election in New York after all, because to do so would risk splitting the Republican vote and handing Democrats a prized Long Island seat.

Although Nick and I don't have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don't want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Democrats," Santos said on social media, referring to Nick LaLota, the sitting Republican congressman in New York's first district.

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