Eaton insiders and Brooklyn GOP coalition partners both unhappy with early moves against Golden by Gallo and Berardelli
So far Eaton’s response has been “Stop .... For Now !”
The Eaton brain trust is at loggerheads. Things like Russell Gallo’s early announcement of his intention to run against the only incumbent Republican official elected in Brooklyn and the openly hostile “The Golden Watcher” blog put out by Gallo and Gene Berardelli have caused controversy and consternation even among the Brooklyn Republicans closest to Eaton. I’ve heard the behind the back sniping; and I expect that it will soon be coming to an "open debate" among all those involved.
One long-time operative, who more or less has had a stand-back-wait-and-see-what-happens attitude, is almost speechless at what is viewed as the stupidity of openly trotting everything out for the world to see before any apparatus has been put in place for a real campaign with a winning strategy. That person had pressed for a multi-step slow walk toward any prospective primary. That approach would have started with a statement of shortcomings and grievances against Golden, either along with or in advance of a formal-style search for a state senate candidate to run either as an independent Republican or even as the Brooklyn GOP endorsed candidate. According to this operative, all of the Gallo-Berardelli activity is just a lot of noise that makes any slow-buildup approach, capitalizing on Golden's known and yet to be publicized shortcomings, impossible.
Other criticism comes from certain Brooklyn Republicans that had been allied with Eaton, but find it impossible to get behind a Gallo candidacy under any circumstances. Their opposition is both practical and heartfelt. They see Russell Gallo as a sure loser, because he is damaged goods inside the Republican Party due to his personal history of open attacks on a variety of Brooklyn Republican activists and Young Republicans over the years — they are especially annoyed by attacks on those associated with their own organization.
There will be some meetings in the coming days with an eye towards setting some kinds of ground rules or processes for going forward toward the 2014 primaries, and if there will be any candidate against a sitting Republican that could or would be endorsed by the Brooklyn GOP. Until then the word is that Eaton has told his guys, Gallo and Berardelli, to stop for now.
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Who let the dogs out?
Arf - arf ! Arf - Arf !
Gale Im shocked you missed a chance to use this like you did before; "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war" - from "Julius Caesar" (Act 3, Scene 1) by ykw.
btw, "You prob-ly think this song is about you, don't you... ":
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
Whoever says they can't support Gallo under any circumstances better come up with a candidate ASAP. The train is getting ready to leave the station.
A question to those people (and their "organization")- which, if any, Republican candidates at the local level DID YOU and YOUR "ORGANIZATION" support last year*?
*Besides of course the state committee candidates in the 46th.
Just askin...
Russell could be an outstanding candidate. Too bad whoever is advising him went for the scary/military/guns/assassin-style website. That stuff scares the crap out of female Republicans, along with lots of us Reagan Republicans who vote in primaries. What the hell were they thinking?
Yeah. Ok. I'm a female republican and I love guns. Not sure what that comment means or how the website is scary. You sound like a man in womans clothing...
Somebody has identity issues, I think.... but who pray tell ?
Yeah, lots of female Republicans are actively searching for an anti-Golden website. The peanut gallery has millions of ideas, but no fortitude (testicular or otherwise) to back it up with. Throw stones from the sidelines all you want, at least someone is actually doing something unlike you armchair losers.
Hey, maybe a "golden watch" with photo of Golden on a wrist watch face with cross-hairs over him would have been better. But I doubt it.
I just saw the Golden Watcher blog tonight. Not as bad as I was led to believe. I see Gene and Russ listed on the site. Who created it for them?
Who the hell let the dogs out?
Gallo announced at a good time and people are talking about it. I think many just want an alternative to Golden.
Gallo has asked for other interested parties to come forward. Does Eaton want to run?
If Gallo was going to do anything more than make noise, he wouldt be looking for "interestred parties" to come forward.
Gallo sounds like all Hat and no Cattle.
Once it comes time to spend money or do work he'll wonder why others arent doing it.
Right about the first, If Gallo was going to do anything more than make noise, he would not be looking for interested parties to come forward.
"All hat and no cattle!" Try saying that to Gallo mano a mano.
Wrong about the last, when it comes time to spend money or do work, Gallo already know why others won't be doing it. That's why he's running from the start.
All this pushback and counter-pushback among Brooklyn Republicans opposed to Marty Golden is nothing but jostling for position in their own caucus. The proof of that is the recent mention of Craig Eaton's name as a possible candidate and the opposition to Gallo by the 46th AD leadership team.
The biggest difference between somebody like Eaton, any candidate that might be acceptable to the 46th AD and Russell Gallo is that Gallo has put himself out there and he is showing that he will do something going forward.
Didn't anyone ever tell Gallo that you don't begin your campaign by going negative?
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