GOP Research Failed Again in New York

Brett Di Resta: “The Suozzi-Pilip race is actually a good example of how research, or the lack of it, influences campaigns, even if it goes unnoticed. Mazi Pilip’s financial difficulties illustrate that point. Pilip and the GOP bragged about how three research firms combed her record and gave her a clean bill of health.”

Said Nassau Republican chairman Joe Cairo: “We know everything we need to know about Mazi.”

“However, the research from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington unearthed the fact that Pilip was embroiled in a lawsuit regarding her family’s medical practice. Later, Pilip’s financial disclosure revealed that she and her husband owed the IRS a substantial debt.”

“While these items aren’t nearly as interesting as Santos’ fake volleyball career or as lurid as his false Holocaust claims, they show that good research, or lack thereof, can undermine a candidate’s credibility.”