NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi accused incumbent U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of using deceptive fundraising tactics against her in their primary race for his seat.
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Biaggi posted pictures of fundraising texts from Maloney that asked for money to help defeat Trump but included links to donate to his campaign against Biaggi, a Democrat running to Maloney’s left.
“This deceptive fundraising text from my opponent Sean Patrick Maloney is exactly what's wrong with the Democratic Party,” wrote Biaggi. “Maloney is asking for money to help Democrats defeat Trump — but the link goes to his own fundraising page for his primary election against me.”
A Maloney spokesperson told the New York Post the text was for the November midterms not the Aug. 23 primary.
“Rep. Maloney has raised millions for Democrats all across the country and given nearly a million directly from his campaign to DCCC,” said the spokesperson.
Maloney, who worked as chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), faced criticism for his scheme to use the party’s fundraising arm to support far-right candidates in primaries around the nation in the hopes they’ll be easier to defeat than moderates.
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