What went wrong? And what must happen to avoid having another George Santos emerge in New York politics again, from either side of the aisle?
The situation brings to mind the Russian proverb “trust, but verify” — a maxim that President Ronald Reagan was fond of using during his term in the White House, especially during summits with then-Soviet Union Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. The proverb suggests that someone’s word be taken at face value, though one would be wise to check that they’re telling the truth.
Campaigns will typically give the dirt dug up through the opposition research process to journalists, who then use it as fodder for a reported story. But Nassau County Republican Committee representatives say the ad-hoc committee of five to seven GOP officials that interviewed Santos in 2020 when he first ran against then-U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi in 2020 relied upon the recommendation of the Queens GOP.
During a news conference in which GOP party leaders and lawmakers called on Santos to resign on Jan. 11, Nassau Republican Committee Chairman Joe Cairo was confronted with questions about how exactly the party failed to properly vet Santos. Cairo noted that the Queens GOP’s recommendation of Santos was an unenthusiastic one.
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