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Disgraced former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) reported raising a stunning zero dollars in the first quarter of the year as he attempts to run against his nemesis, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY)—and explained away the goose egg as an intentional decision to stop people from thinking he’s a grifter.
People have a variety of reasons to think Santos' bid against LaLota is unserious. He’s an admitted liar who was indicted on 23 federal counts, who announced his return bid for Congress during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last month while wearing bedazzled shoes and a bedazzled collared shirt.
And he is not running as a Republican, rather he is running as an independent and is attempting to get on the general election ballot.
But since announcing his run, Santos has raised no money, leading even more people to believe this congressional bid is nothing more than a joke and a way to anger LaLota.
According to his filing with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, the new campaign account he formed to run against LaLota reported spending money even as it failed to raise any—a rarity for a candidate attempting to oust an incumbent.
Santos has an excuse for this: He doesn’t want people to believe his bid against LaLota is a way to rake in cash for personal reasons.
“I will not be raising a single dime until I’m confirmed on the ballot, unlike many in the media speculating I’m only running to ‘grift’ I’m setting the standard that only confirmed ballot access candidates should raise money,” Santos said in a statement to The Daily Beast.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/georg...s-raised-dollar0-for-return-congressional-bid
People have a variety of reasons to think Santos' bid against LaLota is unserious. He’s an admitted liar who was indicted on 23 federal counts, who announced his return bid for Congress during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address last month while wearing bedazzled shoes and a bedazzled collared shirt.
And he is not running as a Republican, rather he is running as an independent and is attempting to get on the general election ballot.
But since announcing his run, Santos has raised no money, leading even more people to believe this congressional bid is nothing more than a joke and a way to anger LaLota.
According to his filing with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, the new campaign account he formed to run against LaLota reported spending money even as it failed to raise any—a rarity for a candidate attempting to oust an incumbent.
Santos has an excuse for this: He doesn’t want people to believe his bid against LaLota is a way to rake in cash for personal reasons.
“I will not be raising a single dime until I’m confirmed on the ballot, unlike many in the media speculating I’m only running to ‘grift’ I’m setting the standard that only confirmed ballot access candidates should raise money,” Santos said in a statement to The Daily Beast.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/georg...s-raised-dollar0-for-return-congressional-bid