{"id":2228454,"date":"2024-04-23T18:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-withdraws-independent-bid-for-new-york-house-seat-goodbye-for-now\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:27:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T22:27:45","slug":"george-santos-withdraws-independent-bid-for-new-york-house-seat-goodbye-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-withdraws-independent-bid-for-new-york-house-seat-goodbye-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"George Santos withdraws independent bid for New York House seat, saying &#8216;Goodbye for now."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-santos-withdraws-independent-bid-for-new-york-house-seat-goodbye-for-now%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228454&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former New York Rep. George Santos bids farewell to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">national politics<\/a> \u200c&#8221;for now&#8221; by withdrawing his\u2063 2024\u2064 independent bid for New York&#8217;s 1st Congressional District. Santos, a previous\u2062 representative \u200dof New York&#8217;s 3rd District, cited his decision to avoid &#8220;splitting\u2062 the ticket&#8221; and aiding\u2062 Democrats in regaining the \u2062House majority as reasons for his exit. Former \u2062New York Representative George Santos has decided to step back from\u200b national politics\u2062 temporarily\u2063 by retracting his independent candidacy \u200cfor\u2062 New York&#8217;s 1st\u200d Congressional District in 2024. Santos, who previously served as a representative for New York&#8217;s 3rd\u200d District, stated his withdrawal aimed to prevent\u2062 division and\u200c support \u200cDemocrats in reclaiming\u2063 the House majority.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former New York Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-santos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Santos<\/a> is saying goodbye to national politics \u201cfor now\u201d after announcing on Tuesday he will withdraw his 2024 independent bid for New York\u2019s 1st Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>Santos, a former representative of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a>\u2018s 3rd District, said his decision to bow out of the race was because he does not want to \u201csplit the ticket\u201d and assist <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> in regaining the House majority. The former congressman had previously suspended his petition to run as a Republican in the 1st District GOP primary after announcing he would leave the \u201cembarrassing\u201d Republican Party after the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending deal earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s out of the race altogether after raising $0 in March, <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00872564\/1772437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to a recent FEC filing.\">according to a recent FEC filing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota\u2026 Although Nick and I don\u2019t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don\u2019t want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Dems,\u201d Santos posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaying in this race all but guarantees a victory for the Dems in the race\u2026\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>\ud83d\udea8Announcement!<\/p>\n<p>I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NY1?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NY1<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota\u2026 Although Nick and I don\u2019t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don\u2019t want to split the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 George Santos (@MrSantosNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSantosNY\/status\/1782874597106303425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Santos was ousted last year from Congress in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cbp-head-biden-administration-is-facilitating-illegal-immigration-into-america\/\" title=\"Former CBP Head: Biden Administration \u2018Is Facilitating Illegal Immigration\u2019 Into America\">part due<\/a> to the release of a scathing Ethics Committee report that found \u201csubstantial evidence\u201d that Santos knowingly filed false or incomplete reports to the Federal Election Commission, used campaign funds for personal purposes, and \u201cengaged in knowing and willful violations\u201d in relation to the Ethics in Government Act. New York Republicans like Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) vocally supported efforts to oust Santos, as well.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-backs-off-15-minimum-wage-as-virus-relief-plan-takes-shape\/\" title=\"Biden Backs Off  Minimum Wage As Virus Relief Plan Takes Shape\">razor-thin majority<\/a> of 217-213 after several early retirements this year. LaLota, a vulnerable House GOP member, is running for reelection with Democrat John Avlon leading to represent his party in the primary in June. <\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans are reacting to the news that Santos is suspending his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s short for: I\u2019m taking a plea,\u201d a New York Republican said to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Tuesday\u2019s announcement, Santos indicated he may return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-raises-massive-8-million-ahead-of-reelection\/\" title=\"Tim Scott Raises Massive  Million Ahead Of Reelection\">national political scene<\/a> one day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have meet with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop perusing this race, THIS YEAR! The future holds countless possibilities and I am ready willing and able to step up to the plate and go fight for my country at anytime,\u201d Santos said. \u201cI will continue to participate in the public policy discussion and will do my part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will always strive to stand on the right side of history. It\u2019s only goodbye for now, I\u2019ll be back,\u201d the former congressman added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NY Rep. George Santos bids adieu to national politics &#8220;for now&#8221;, withdrawing his 2024 independent bid for NY&#8217;s 1st Congressional District. Previously representing NY&#8217;s 3rd District, Santos steps back from the race, citing a desire to avoid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2228456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24068022304573-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24068022304573-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2228454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2228456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2228454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2228454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2228454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}