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Failed GOP candidate Steve Wells is running scared in NY-22. Whether from the press or from his own voters, Wells has ducked for cover from dozens of requests to answer questions.
This is hardly new for Wells, who continues to remain silent in the wake of last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
With no stated policy positions on his website and his persistent refusal to go on the record about anything, how are voters supposed to trust this flailing candidate, let alone vote for him?
Even conservatives are frustrated with Wells’ evasiveness.
“‘Steve doesn’t directly answer questions, and you’re left speculating what he will do when he gets to Washington,’ said Ment, a Trump supporter. ‘I think he figures he’ll coast to a victory if nobody knows who he is.’”
Read more about Wells’ untrustworthiness below:
Syracuse.com: CNY race for Congress: Steve Wells ducks Trump talk while opponent embraces ex-prez
By Mark Weiner
July 14, 2022
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After Steve Wells spent more than an hour being questioned about his loyalty to Donald Trump, Valerie Lutz had run out of patience.
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Wells, a Republican candidate for Congress in Central New York, was asked five times at a GOP caucus meeting whether he supported Trump and the former president’s policies.
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“You’re kind of skirting a lot of the issues,” Lutz, of Utica, said before asking Wells the fourth question about Trump. “You’re answering but not really answering.”
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Wells stood firm, refusing to say if he wants Trump to lead the party’s ticket again in 2024. “If he runs and he’s the nominee, the answer is yes,” Wells said.
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Wells and his campaign did not respond to at least a dozen requests from syracuse.com | The Post-Standard for comment about Trump. His campaign manager said Wells is “unavailable” and would not elaborate.
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Wells appears to be trying to avoid inflaming the Trump Republicans enough to survive the primary but not in a way that hurts him in November’s general election in a moderate district.
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Bernie Ment, chairman of the Onondaga County Conservative Party, puts it this way.
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“Steve doesn’t directly answer questions, and you’re left speculating what he will do when he gets to Washington,” said Ment, a Trump supporter. “I think he figures he’ll coast to a victory if nobody knows who he is.”
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