GOP Stands By DeMaio After Harassment Allegations
“We don't make decisions based on unsubstantiated claims,” the NRCC says.
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Republican leaders are sticking with California congressional candidate Carl DeMaio after he denied allegations of sexual harassment made by a former campaign staffer this week.
House Speaker John Boehner was set to go ahead with two fundraisers for DeMaio in San Diego on Saturday, a spokesman for the speaker said, while the National Republican Congressional Committee is actively defending him. “We fully support Carl DeMaio and we don't make decisions based on unsubstantiated claims,” said NRCC spokeswoman Andrea Bozek. On the local level, the chairman of the San Diego County Republican Party told NBC News that “it’s clear the silly season is upon us.”