Democrat dark money group sends suspicious mailer to voters bashing GOP Rep. Mark Molinaro in battleground NY House district

A Democrat-aligned group is sending spammy mailers designed to look for illustration charismatic predetermination lit to voters successful New York’s battleground 19th Congressional District.

GOP Rep. Mark Molinaro’s run shared a photograph of 1 mailer connected his X account Tuesday greeting showing comparisons betwixt him and his Democratic challenger Josh Riley.

The group sending nan mailer, “The Center for Voter Information” appears to coming itself arsenic non-partisan, telling recipients that it “provides important predetermination accusation to voters for illustration you successful nan district.”

But nan nonprofit org down nan mailer is really aligned pinch Democrats, having spent tens of thousands of dollars to boost President Biden and different candidates, ProPublica antecedently reported.

Election officials person antecedently raised alarms astir CVI, saying nan group is confusing voters pinch nan mailers that could beryllium mistaken for charismatic lit nonstop by authorities aliases section governments, according to nan ProPublica report.

“These mailers are being sent by a acheronian money Democratic group, not a nonpartisan agency for illustration they claim,” Molinaro said successful a video shared pinch The Post.

“We’ve been dealing pinch these deception strategies from Josh Riley and his friends for a agelong time,” nan first-term congressman said. 

“Everything astir Josh Riley is simply a fraud. Don’t fto this discourage you from voting,” Molinaro added.

The mailer purports that Molinaro does not “support investing successful mini businesses truthful that they tin turn and create high-paying jobs,” and that nan congressman is besides against “keeping manufacturing jobs successful America” and “checks connected weapon purchases.”

More than $26 cardinal has been spent successful nan cervix and cervix conflict for nan 19th Congressional District, truthful acold nan costliest House race successful New York, The Post antecedently reported.

Riley’s run didn’t respond to a petition for comment.