Former US Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced last month that he plans to not only run for reelection, but to run as an Independent — not a Republican. The GOP congressman was ousted by both Republican and Democratic colleagues after a series of lies and scandals involving alleged fraud and campaign law violations. The Daily Beast reports, “If Santos does get on the general election ballot, it could pose an issue for Republicans as he could siphon away votes from” his rival, Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) “in a district Democrats would like to flip.” READ MORE: GOP strategist: ‘Very feasible’ Democra…