KINGSTON, N.Y. — State Sen. Peter Oberacker has effectively been shunned by House Republicans as his campaign has seriously faltered in the race for the 19th Congressional District, according to a report from Axios.

Sources told the news website that the GOP has determined that the race “doesn’t warrant the investment.”

Oberacker,  R-Schenevus, represents the 51st Senate District and is attempting to unseat U.S. Rep. Josh Riley, D-Ithaca. In February, President Donald Trump, a Republican, endorsed Obertacker, calling him, among other things, “an incredible candidate.”

In an email, Oberacker Campaign Manager Dain Pascocello told the Freeman that voters will have the final say. “This race isn’t going to be decided in DC backrooms, it’s going to be decided by the voters of NY19 …” the email said.

Axios reported that the seat was one of the National Republican Congressional Committee’s stated targets as recently as last month.

But the report said that the Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans’ main super PAC, removed all its money in the district last week, citing ad tracking firm AdImpact. The group had $4.8 million in television ad reservations supporting Oberacker, all of which were pulled on Friday, the website reported. The NRCC also removed Oberacker from its “MAGA Majority” list, according to Punchbowl News.

The national Republican committee did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.

Axios reported that Oberacker is seen by Republicans as too flawed a candidate to seriously challenge Riley.

A major issue that sources told Axios is the controversy around a post Oberacker made on Facebook in 2015 praising his grandfather’s military service in Nazi Germany.

According to the latest filing with the Federal Election Commission, Oberacker has raised over $1.2 million but has already spent $844,311, leaving the campaign with $392,867 cash on hand.  The Axios report said that a concern was that the campaign has spent $350,000 on consultants.

Riley, who has raised over $4.8 million, has more than $3,1 million cash on hand, according to the latest FEC filings.