Not Particularly Healthy
And on the subject of Republican leadership...
Manhattan GOP Chair and medieval cartography expert James Ortenzio - an early Bill Weld supporter - wants to know why John Faso isn't getting more help from the county leaders who claim to be in his camp.
"They're the ones who said last September that a primary would vitiate our resources," he said, referring to the Faso supporters. "That presupposes that there are resources. Let's see them."
As evidence that Faso isn't getting a level of backing befitting a party nominee, Ortenzio said, "I don't think his filing was particularly healthy. I don't hear of too many events coming up in the future. I don't hear too many statements of support - and he has some major counties supporting him. So what are the Republicans doing for John Faso?"
Anyone?
-- Josh Benson
The Manhattan GOP chair should worry more about his local candidates who barely got enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, in fact had they faced a challenge most would not have made it.
Faso really needs to be targeting his resources in Manhattan. Yeah, that's the ticket!
Chairman Ortenzio is just bummed because Faso isn't a big fan of Melville.
Maybe because faso is not a republican but a conservative ... Jerry Kassar and Mike Long's Boy
Faso is a lifelong Republican and a decent guy.
People who lash out at Long and Kassar are usually disgruntled Republican operatives who are ashamed that their own County and State Chairmen are so piss-poor at finding patronage appointments for them and fellow Republicans.
Faso might be a republican, but will not be independent if by some mircle he wins. He will be taking orders from Long and Kassar... A few years out of power might do the conservative well.... They might need to find real jobs.. oh- none of them a qualfied to work in the private sector...