Perhaps Santos should do what George Constanza did when things weren’t going well — the opposite of what he’d ordinarily do. As Jerry Seinfeld explained to his hapless friend, 'If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.'
didn’t merely"overstate' his resume, as he now admits doing. He invented a new person and managed to sell this false identity to the people of New York’s Third Congressional District. Astonishingly, he won the House seat by portraying himself, his education, his career, his achievements and even his family as something they apparently were not. The trick Santos played on the voters was not just politics as usual, but something much sicker and more sinister.
When questions were raised, impostor Santos deflected and complained the inquiries were"invasive." His staff reportedly found out about some of the fabrications and urged him to drop out. Santos kept going, though the staffers quit. He continued to raise and spend money, some of which went into local party coffers. He also hung around Mar-a-Lago to collect cash from wealthy donors.
In the general election, Santos faced Democratic businessman Robert Zimmerman, a frequent cable TV pontificator who previously lost three races for Congress and State Assembly. Though Democrats in Washington had a file on Santos,Zimmerman decided his funds would be better spent on voter contact than on further opposition research. It was a stunningly bad decision.
While there is no constitutional mechanism to recall U.S. Representatives, members can be expelled by a two-thirds vote of the House, a remedy rarely used. The House can also censure or reprimand a member, and strip him or her of committee assignments. House Republican leaders so far have not taken any action, although former supporters and party leaders in Santos' district are pressing him to resign.
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