Posted on 12/19/2025 1:20:36 PM PST by Fury
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says she is dropping out of the New York governor’s race and will not run for reelection to the House after finishing her term in office.
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Who got to her?
Another one?
I had such high aspirations for this dedicated person. There is a lot more than just her decision to step aside
Why she had an excellent change of winning what the hell happened
She turned down a job in the administration to help preserve the majority. I suspect she’s going to have a reward after the midterms.
Huge loss.
After all the postings on GETTR, etc and sending mailers requesting for donations? What is going on???
Mr. Math.
She had zero chance of being the next governor of New York.
Yes, it’s odd. First MTG, now her. Both leaving safe seats and bright political futures.
Cashing out on her pension as well?
Shrugging?
She’s leaving after the 2026 mid-terms.
From deep in the article:
She would have to spend a lot of money fighting the challenger, which would leave her without enough to defeat Hochul, which wasn’t likely anyways.
New York is a hollowed out State. So is CA CT,CO HI, IL, MA, MD, NJ, OR, RI, and WA.12 States have been, sadly, completely hallowed out smd leftist.
Those two statements are contradictory and non sequitur.
By leaving Congress, the GOP is more likely to lose their majority.
Why would she be rewarded for that?
What’s going on with all these strong (formerly) MAGA women?
Have certain political promises not been kept?
Genuine MAGAs comprise a short list.
She would have been on my short list.
The Republican Elite has ALWAYS hated Trump almost as much as the Democrats.
The GOPe now sees Trump as a lame duck.
Stefanik’s poll numbers earned her the right to not have to go through a costly and bloody primary battle.
She did the right thing dropping out.
NY is a woke, one-party welfare state, on par with California.
She would spend the next 18 months raising money, fighting a bruising primary, traveling constantly, only to lose the election to the corrupt, Albany/NY City, Democrat-run vote-manipulating machine by 10+ points.
I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it is in NY.
You left out Minnesota.
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