Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Stefanik dropping out in New York and leaving Congress.

Republican Representative Elise Stefanik announced on Friday that she will be suspending her campaign for New York governor.

And in a rare double whammy decision, she will also not seek re-election to Congress.

The obvious question is why?

Stefanik is not well liked on the Democratic side of the aisle, but until very recently,

she seemed to have an incredibly promising career within the Republican Party.

Well, when it comes to the New York governor's race,

it seemed like she was counting on Trump to put his finger on the scale

and endorse her over the other Trump ally running for the office.

Then Trump said, quote,

He's great and she's great. They're both great people.

That was taken by political analysts as a sign that Trump didn't plan on swaying the race.

He was in a position where, no matter what,

he'd be able to say his ally won the primary. There was no reason for him to jump into the race.

That meant Stefanik was going to have to face a pretty rough primary, running for governor

in a state that hasn't elected a Republican in about 20 years.

She said she decided, quote, it is not an effective use of our time.

Adding that, quote, I have thought deeply about this, and I know that as a mother, I will feel

profound regret if I don't further focus on my young

son's safety, growth, and happiness, particularly at this tender age. Okay, so why not go back to the

house? There were reported underlying tensions with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for a while.

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