Stefanik's team was laser focused on electing Santos to Congress
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.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said last week that he “always had a few questions about” the veracity of Santos’ resume. Still, he headlined a fundraiser for Santos in October, about five weeks before the election, according to a promotion of the event. Neither McCarthy, Stefanik, nor other prominent Republicans who have supported Santos are calling for him to resign.
One source in Republican politics familiar with the dynamics of the situation told CNN that Stefanik “was an advocate throughout the process specific to (Santos) even when others had questions. No two ways about it she was a significant supporter of his.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/politics/elise-stefanik-george-santos-donors/index.html
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admires Genocidal Maniacs. 
on her one fine day.
