In advance of Rudy Giuliani’s speech on Monday to Republican on Staten Island, some internal drama is surfacing.
City Councilman Jimmy Oddo, who had to break a sweat in his re-election earlier this month, sends the clearest signals that he’s unhappy with the Republican chairman in that borough, John Friscia.
From the Staten Island Advance:
"I am Read More
I asked Staten Island Republican chair John Friscia, a Bloomberg supporter and a party guy through and through, how he felt about the independent-registered mayor's push for nonpartisan elections. Friscia responded, in an email: "Maybe we could get more of our candidates elected........!"
Friscia responded, in an email: "Maybe we could get more of our candidates elected........!"
Michael Bloomberg will attend the Lincoln Dinner on Staten Island this Thursday, according to a Republican source in the borough. It's taking place at 6:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt, South Beach, and is also expected to feature Representative Pete King of Long Island, who is looking to run for Senate in 2010. It's just another Read More
Michael Bloomberg will attend the Lincoln Dinner on Staten Island this Thursday, according to a Republican source in the borough.
It's taking place at 6:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt, South Beach, and is also expected to feature Representative Pete King of Long Island, who is looking to run for Senate in 2010.
It's Read More
Here’s an interesting note from last night’s meeting in Brooklyn where county Republicans voted to let Michael Bloomberg run for re-election on the G.O.P. line, even though he's not a Republican anymore. The chairman of the Brooklyn Republicans, Craig Eaton, voted against a motion that would have delayed the county’s vote on Bloomberg for another Read More
Here’s an interesting note from last night’s meeting in Brooklyn where county Republicans voted to let Michael Bloomberg run for re-election on the G.O.P. line, even though he's not a Republican anymore.
The chairman of the Brooklyn Republicans, Craig Eaton, voted against a motion that would have delayed the county’s vote on Bloomberg Read More
Liz reported that the Brooklyn Republican county chairman, Craig Eaton, may succumb to a sudden burst of support for Michael Bloomberg. The Staten Island Republican county chairman, John Friscia, told me that barring some major legal intervention, he’s likely to support Bloomberg also. So, assuming Brooklyn goes, that's two. With the chairmen from Queens and Read More
Liz reported that the Brooklyn Republican county chairman, Craig Eaton, may succumb to a sudden burst of support for Michael Bloomberg. The Staten Island Republican county chairman, John Friscia, told me that barring some major legal intervention, he’s likely to support Bloomberg also.
So, assuming Brooklyn goes, that's two.
With the chairmen from Read More
Staten Island Republican chairman John Friscia indicated in a conversation I had with him this morning that he's planning to support Michael Bloomberg in a G.O.P. primary.
Bloomberg is looking for the support of three of the city's five Republican county chairs to allow him to participate in the primary despite not being a registered member Read More
Staten Island Republican chairman John Friscia indicated in a conversation I had with him this morning that he's planning to support Michael Bloomberg in a G.O.P. primary. Bloomberg is looking for the support of three of the city's five Republican county chairs to allow him to participate in the primary despite not being a registered Read More
Staten Island Republican leader John Friscia says he still hasn’t gotten his expected phone call from either Rudy Giuliani or George Pataki, who are making the case to Republican county leaders to allow Michael Bloomberg into their primary.
"I’ve been out of the office all day," Friscia said, and "I haven’t had a conversation Read More
