After recent FEC filings showed he raised exactly zero dollars in the last quarter, expelled New York conman and Carnival dancer George Santos has ended his attempt to reenter Congress as a representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District, CNN reports.
“Although [his Republican opponent] and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Dems,” Santos posted online without noting that he’s facing nearly two dozen felony counts including for defrauding donors in his last campaign. Running as an independent, Santos overestimated his impact in the race adding, “Staying in this race all but guarantees a victory for the Dems in the race.”