The fourth-ranking House Republican, Trumpist dead ender Rep. Elise Stefanik (Sedition-NY), is being raked over the coals by Republican donors for encouraging them to support fraud and con man Rep. George "Kitara Ravache" Santos' election campaign. They're clearly not happy that Stefanik vouched for the bizarre con artist and likely financial fraudster during his campaign, asking them to contribute generously:
"Stefanik was a key validator for Santos in their shared home state and often touted the candidate in public and private forums. Several prominent GOP donors told CNN that they gave to Santos, who was largely unknown to them, because Stefanik, the state’s most influential elected Republican and a prolific fundraiser, backed him.
'I would have never donated without Elise,' said Ken Salamone, who gave $5,800 to Santos’ campaign and more than $20,000 to his joint fundraising committee, after Stefanik’s team reached out on his behalf. 'I assumed she did her homework. I always do my homework and didn’t. Shame on me.' [snip]
Another donor, who attended a fundraising luncheon with Stefanik and Santos, confirmed to CNN through a representative that 'he donated to George Santos because of Elise Stefanik’s endorsement.' [snip]
Multiple Republican operatives in Washington and New York told CNN that they found it implausible that Stefanik had not been aware of Santos’ falsehoods, given rumors about Santos had been passed around in GOP circles since at least the summer of 2021.
'Stefanik’s team was laser focused on electing Santos to Congress – more than just about any other race in the country,' a senior Republican strategist involved in campaigns before the midterms said." (our emphasis)
In normal times, a normal political party would immediately purge a petty grifter like Santos, and make sure Stefanik was sidelined for the rest of her miserable, cynical career. But since we're talking about the abnormal, amoral Republican / New Confederate / Forced Birth party with its cult leader the Malignant Loser, anything goes when political power's involved.
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