Santos even had a suspended driver's license.

[RandySF]

In late 2021, an opposition research firm hired by Santos’ team to conduct a “vulnerability study” on the candidate found no evidence of Santos’ purported degrees from Baruch College and New York University, the New York Times reported on Friday.

The company did find records of evictions, a suspended Florida driver’s license, his involvement with a company accused of a Ponzi scheme, and that the openly gay candidate had been married to a woman, the news outlet reported.

The research firm’s findings startled some members of Santos’ team so much so that they urged him to drop out of the race, according to the report.


https://nypost.com/2023/01/14/george-santos-dismissed-calls-to-drop-out-after-startling-background-check/

[Raven123]

1. Good grief. Talk about political malpractice

His opponent should have known this and been shouting it 24 x 7

[underpants]

3. I've read that his opponent did, of course, do oppo research

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Made it available to local media and no one covered it much. Still his ads and speeches could have just laid out how full of s Santos is but maybe they just wanted to go positive.

[Raven123]

8. Many ways to have handled the info, but letting someone else do it was an option they could correct

They had plenty of time to realize the media wasn’t doing their job. Should have had a press conference, or brought it up during an interview, or debate if they had any.

I’m further infuriated by the media giving kudos to the Times for “revealing “ this fraud after they didn’t do their job during the election campaign.

[underpants]

10. I agree.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. But none of them were startled enough to, say, deliver that report to the media?

Perhaps after a public resignation and going before cameras and saying 'this is what we just found out'?

Naw, we're republicans, we can't do anything ethical like that

[underpants]

4. This was in-House oppo research

From what I can tell.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. I understand that ... doesn't preclude someone from 'in-house' doing the right thing

Except for, as I say ... they're Republicans, so ... not in their genes.

[dalton99a]

6. Yep.

[Effete Snob]

15. I'd bet the marriage was an immigration scam

Although it seems she has a daughter.

[Emile]

7. At this point I'm beginning to think he should be left in Congress

to show voters how dishonest republicans are!

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[dalton99a]

9. McCarthy needs his votes

He will stay in Congress

[Walleye]

11. At this point he has discovered the key. The more outrageous the lie, the more likely people will

Not only believe it but find reasons to defend it

[PatSeg]

13. And look at it this way

As long as Santos is in the news all the time, it makes the other whacko republicans in congress look relatively normal by comparison. He has just lowered the bar even more and people like Bobert or Gosar don't seem quite so extreme.

So I think republicans in congress love having the many sins of George Santos as the daily feature story. All the outrage and moral indignation is hilarious.

[Walleye]

14. Exactly, that is why Kevin doesn't look too distressed at having this guy in his caucus

[PatSeg]

16. Yep

Santos takes the spotlight off of him, as well as everyone else in the party.

[dalton99a]

17. Excellent point.

[2naSalit]

21. +1

[Cha]

22. And I keep thinking

It’s not over yet

[GreenWave]

12. Just make the entire newscast about him...

Today's weather:
It will George Santos early this morning and continue deep into the night.
Sports:
George Santos is expected to play QB for every playoff team. And when not doing that he will lead the Knicks to thrilling victories.
News:
President elect of Brasil, George Santos, urged his rioters to...
Santos also said he will let the Sun rise tomorrow as a way to warm homes in the USA.....
All hail George Santos.

[TNNurse]

18. So the local GOP organization is so corrupt

that this was all acceptable???

Now, some will try to deny knowing...

[LisaM]

19. The voters were asleep at the switch.

I'm sorry, but they have a responsibility too, which they didn't exercise.

What platform did this doofus even run on? I can't imagine that there's even any issue he cares about.

[Richard D]

20. Santos even had a suspended driver's license.

I assume that it was the first driver's license ever issued?

[a kennedy]

23. HOW THE FAWK IS HE STILL ALOWED TO WALK THE HALLS OF CONGRESS????

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