Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Liam leaps out from the pack --- and --- the response is “More of the Same” from the usual suspects


Maybe, Liam McCabe is nothing like Keyser Soze;  then again, remember what you have to be aware of when it comes to analyzing any events arguably attributable to KS.....


Liam has had a pretty good week or two;  and his main competitors Bobby “C” and Johnny “Q,” have had to react, quickly……   perhaps more quickly than they would have liked, if they had been left to their own devices and timetables


Suddenly, after last weekend, Johnny Q’s posters and signs are popping up like mushrooms in out-of-the-way places all over Bay Ridge  ---  I haven’t really been around the rest of the district,  so I can’t comment about those locations [but, surely, some of you can]  ---  almost with equal intensity, Bob Capano has gone on one of his patented press release blitzes…..


What Bobby “C” and Johnny “Q” have in common is they are relying on tried and true techniques and tactics,  which they and their advisers  and/or consultants think had worked in the past and might work again at least one more time



Make no mistake, all three of these Republican campaigns for City Council are facing stiff headwinds in their petitioning efforts.


ELECTION LAW PETITION CHALLENGES ARE NOT OUT OF THE MIX

Those headwinds against all GOP petitioners are so significant, that I know of at least one GOP insider, who has counselled his/her favorite in the race to look very closely at his opponents’ petitions once they are filed.  Then have his candidate's folks do a real risk-reward analysis of knocking one or both of his opponents off the ballot with properly crafted general objections, well-founded and detailed specifications and all by a really capable election law advocate in the various proceedings against one or both Republican opponents. 

Thus, the possibility of one or more candidates acing their serve at “The Board” and/or “In Court,” apparently has focused the minds of all of the candidates and their campaigns on tightly-run, close to the vest petitioning efforts.  Whether it's stiff headwinds or terrain that is all-uphill-all-of-the-time,  these campaigns are apparently soldiering on to get enough "legit" signatures to withstand any and all possible challenges.  Remember, the local Federal Court pretty nearly has a substantial compliance or "close enough" standard for NYS Election Law ballot access cases.


THE PETITIONING DRAIN DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF ENERGY AND RESOURCES FOR NORMAL GENERAL CAMPAIGNING 

With the energy and resource drains all three candidates are suffering as a result of their very difficult petitioning efforts and their need to be prepared to defend their petitions throughout the challenges process;  it is almost a wonder that these three chuckle heads have anything left in their tanks to run an early-to-mid-summer campaign of any sort.

So far  at least,  Liam McCabe seems to have gotten the biggest bang for his buck with his well-orchestrated-and-reported antics concerning reduced garbage collection, and the wanton destruction of neighborhood trees by contractors working for rogue housing re-developers interested in creating more multiple-dwelling sights in our residential communities.

Johnny Q’s and Bobby C’s  attempted push-backs are remarkable because they happened at all.  However,  they are completely unremarkable in what they are actually doing  in the face of Liam’s  repeated leaps forward in the early- and mid-campaign phases.  "More of the same"-type  general campaigning is not a real solution to what Liam has been doing, and  is doing right now.

Unfortunately for "C" and "Q"  ---  the title above says it all,  "...  'More of the Same'  from the usual suspects..."

53 comments:

Anonymous said...

McCabe is unstoppable

Anonymous said...

Hey, Gail-O-Me-Boy-O, give us a break. How many times have you tweaked or edited, or whatever you call it, this article?
I see your problem, this is pretty watered down soup.
Blah, blah Liam's your new guy, blah, blah C and Q don't know anything, blah blah Liam is still your guy.
Did I miss anything?

Anonymous said...

McCabe is owning this race.

Anonymous said...

If Liam rescued a cat from a tree Will McCabe would be declared the winner by Gale...notice how gale ignores the Alexandra, Obrien split..fake news

Gerry O'Brien said...

Hey Alexandra, ignore these trolls. You're doing great work, and Liam and I are glad to have someone as professional as you in this campaign.
-- Gerry O'Brien

Anonymous said...

A debate is raging about Q.

Will this be the second or third race he is losing?

C'mon Q. You know that feeling when the results come in and Marty is looking at the top of his shoes. Stay tuned for September 12th

Anonymous said...

Q will be going down.

MCCABE 50%
Capano 30%
Q 20%

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "MOST RIDICULOUS THING I'VE EVER HEARD" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 11:04 AM"

"A debate is raging about Q...." I know what those words and that one initial actually mean --- they don't belong in the same sentence.

".... Will this be the second or third race he [Q] is losing?" Who could possibly care or be interested in the answer to that question ???

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE: THE "OMG, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER BE THIS AMAZED IN MY LIFE" EDITION

THE NEW HORIZONS IN MEDIA MASTERY ! ! ! --- OR HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF US MERE MORTALS TO HANDLE MEDIA BRILLIANCE THAT CONTINUALLY EXUDES FROM JOHN QUAGLIONE ? ? ?

I opened to my little piece of the Twitterverse; and what immediately up-ends me completely is a John Quaglione Tweet about [wait for it.....] his lawn signs..... (See "Who wants a lawn sign..." by John Quaglione @JQuaglione [https://twitter.com/JQuaglione/status/879852317276864512]).

Tweeting about lawn signs --- so simple --- so obvious --- such brilliant social media mastery, no change that to >>> such effulgent media mastery <<<

BUT, WORDS FAIL ME ! ! !

I'm suffering from the vapors --- I need to rest.....

Galewyn Massey said...

UPDATE: THE “TAKING CREDIT FOR SOMETHING WHETHER EARNED OR NOT” EDITION

QUAGLIONE’S SOCIAL MEDIA HYPE SURE LOOKS LIKE A VICTORY LAP FOR SOME NYC AGENCY ACTIVITY AGAINST ILLEGAL CONVERSIONS IN DYKER HEIGHTS --- BUT IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE “ JOHN Q. BAY RIDGE” WANTS SOME DYKER HEIGHTS FOLKS TO THINK HE IS REALLY “JOHN Q. DYKER HEIGHTS”

John Quaglione’s Tweet about a crackdown on illegal home conversions earlier this week strongly implies that a link, which he provided to a local newspaper report on the subject, is accurate when it suggested that a) he is a resident of Dyker Heights; and b) that he was instrumental in getting this particular illegal conversion problem solved (See ”Illegal conversion in Dyker Heights busted by city’s new task force” by Meaghan McGoldrick, 6/23/17, The Brooklyn Reporter [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/illegal-conversion-in-dyker-heights-busted-by-citys-new-task-force/]). My little bit of research of this little thing included an inquiry at the district offices of somebody that probably deserved much more credit in this instance. I was told, “Did Quaglione actually say all that or somebody else ?”

Here is what was actually written about Mr. Quaglione and his quotes on the issues raised above: “Locals were quick to praise the task force, which, since its inception, has been making rounds like this on a weekly basis…. ‘From a personal and a professional [standpoint], it was so rewarding to see the task force in action because nobody should be living like that,’ noted local resident and City Council candidate John Quaglione…. Quaglione, current aide to State Senator Marty Golden, was on the scene, along with the New York City Fire Department, DOB, and task force members…. ‘It’s a danger to everybody,’ he said. ‘It’s a danger to the emergency workers. Our schools are being overcrowded at enormous rates. Our parking [is even worse] because some of these houses that used to have two to three cars, now they have five or six. It’s a vicious cycle.'...”

I expect that there will be lots of pushback in both directions on this one, from Democrats as well as Republicans.

Anonymous said...

This just in: John Quaglione achieves major theoretical breakthrough in his work at the Large Hadron Collider. Scientists at CERN credit the Brooklyn resident with steering them towards new areas of advanced physics.

Anonymous said...

Breaking News:

When it comes to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), John Quaglione is synonymous with "innovation." In June, Q added a third, unique HCV drug to his arsenal with the approval of Epclusa. However, Epclusa isn't your typical genotype-specific drug. Epclusa is the first pan-genotypic-approved drug, meaning it's capable of treating all six genotypes of hepatitis. It led to 95% to 99% virologic clearance 12 weeks after finishing treatment for patients with no or mild cirrhosis of the liver, while for those with moderate to severe cirrhosis, Epclusa in combination with a ribavirin led to 94% virologic clearance at the 12-week post-treatment mark. Way to go, Quaglione!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to John Quaglione, tractor-trailers without a human at the wheel will soon barrel onto highways near you. What will this mean for the nation’s 1.7 million truck drivers?

Anonymous said...

Once again- Marty Golden and John Q shows who's in charge and who will win this primary..Liam & Capano have no shot..I hear Q is planning a bold offensive against mcCabe that may not even allow him on the ballot.. John Q can afford the lawyers for a challenge, can McCabe?????

Anonymous said...

Q is ready to join Paul Massey

Anonymous said...

No, no, no! John Quaglione isn't joining Paul Massey [Gail's brother], but is joining Paul Masson as a master vintner.

Anonymous said...

The boldest offensive Q ever planned was that trip to the bathroom after a particularly spicy meal at Gino's.

Anonymous said...

When Q runs away with primary, this talk all ends and McCabe will be begging to apologize to Q and Marty Golden

Anonymous said...

Shirley you must be kidding?

Anonymous said...

I'm not kidding and dont call me Shirley

Anonymous said...

John Q picked the wrong year to stop sniffing glue.

Anonymous said...

Pretty soon Liam will be doing double shifts with Uber.

Anonymous said...

capano has not let his busy schedule cause him to miss a meal

Anonymous said...

Sniffing glue ?

very 70's

Anonymous said...

Whose talking about capano..hes irrelevant. .this is about Q and Orlando kicking McCabe and Obrien big time.

Anonymous said...

Q barely has the strength to put one foot in front of the other to go to the bathroom.

Anonymous said...

Is it true Capano is Castimides personal trainer?

Anonymous said...

Wow. .i thought capano was irrelevant but people still bring him up..guess people are worried after all

Anonymous said...

No 5:23. Capano is irrelevant, unless you consider third place irrelevant.

Anonymous said...

After Q finishes with McCabe he will be coming on 4th place i hear

Anonymous said...

That's in Carroll Gardens isn't it? Nice brownstones, hipsters and young professionals.
I'm surprised that they put up with that sort of stuff down on 4th Place.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if this blog of low life's led by the biggest loser and I do not mean weight has rung a doorbell or handed out a piece of literature for anyone this year

Anonymous said...

Without gas in the tank, the engine won't run. Where do all of these GOP candidates stand on fund raising? If they are all still scrambling to raise money for the primary how will they ever raise money in the GE? With Nicole in the race for Mayor, Bob Capano is now in pole position and will benefit from her tailwinds. He will also benefit from Catsimatidis's largesse.

Anonymous said...

Nicole will get 20%

Get real. She is out of her league in the assembly

Anonymous said...

Lhota got 25% so what has gotten better for the GOP? Trump?

Anonymous said...

Nicoole can't win..who knows there may be another Republican candidate that jumps in and can

Anonymous said...

Nicole is already the presumptive Republican nominee and let the haters hate.

Anonymous said...

Nicole is the new John Marchi.

Anonymous said...

Nicole will be a very successful candidate for Mayor of Staten Island.

She'll probably get 60% of the vote. On Staten Island.

Anonymous said...

Nicole at the top of the ticket will help Liam in his race against El Yateem and dont forget Justin has the working families party.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE " 'TO BE OR NOT TO BE' NICOLE" EDITION

TO: THE LAST BUNCH OF NINCOMPOOPS WHO THINK THIS THREAD IS SUDDENLY ALL ABOUT NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS

Presumptive GOP nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2017 or not, this thread is NOT about the lovely Nicole M. and her run for mayor.

If you want to talk about things like: How Nicole and Liam might fare as running mates on the same ticket, that's fine; or how Bob C. and Johnny Q. might be trying to get Nicole to endorse them or stay neutral through the Republican Primary, that would be fine too. Stuff like that.....

Anonymous said...

Gale.
Here is a fact, despite promises of the brooklyn conservative party supporting Liam and Liam telling people they had their support, they are in fact NOT circulating petitions with his name on it..that is a blow to his campaign..

Anonymous said...

Hey 4:56, is it anything like the blow to your head you sustained when your mom dropped you repeatedly as a child?

There is a reason an unknown is on the Conservative petition.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 4:56 AM"

At least you got the "Gale" part right.....

Some of the other stuff is hearsay mostly from Liam's side that I've heard as well; that's how I know it's from Liam's side.....

As for the Conservative Party petitions... I wouldn't have expected them to have circulated any petitions for Liam McCabe, John Quaglione or Bob Capano without knowing who would be the ultimate GOP nominee. Given the nuances of Wilson-Pakula, some kind of stalking horse candidate would be an ideal solution. [I almost feel slighted that >>> I <<< wasn't asked to do that job for old time sake. Ah, good times, good times !!!]

Now, I feel too verklempt to do my riff on the Gershwins' "It Ain't Necessarily So" from "Porgy 'n' Bess".....

Anonymous said...

If the attendance at the gingerbread house last night was any indication Nicole is going to lose badly. I was one of maybe a dozen people at the event and that's not counting Jerry and Fran Vella and Liam.

Anonymous said...

Like he said, a Staten Island landslide for Nicole. 18% everywhere else.

Anonymous said...

Any Fundraiser organized by the Conservatives is going to be stingy in terms of turnout and money raised, remember these folks are notorious for taking money not handing it out. Although there were more than 12 people there, maybe that's how many paid to get in. And as usual they used Malliotakis as nothing more than a prop for photos with McCabe making it look she endorsed him. I think GM should contact some more of his BSI to get the background on one of the juiciest fiascos this election cycle regarding this event.

Anonymous said...

Gale is too close with Liam and Obrien so therefore we know there will be no honest reporting on this front 641

Anonymous said...

There are pan handlers outside of Grand Central who make more in a day than the Conservatives gathered at the Gingerbread house raised for Nicole. Cheap publicity stunt for Liam nothing else.

Anonymous said...

A cheap publicity stunt in a 12 million dollar house? Thats original.

Anonymous said...

A cheap publicity stunt only in the back yard of a house which has been on the market for $10 million for years with no takers. It was a total bust. After all the money Nicole spent to publicize that event maybe Jerry's fiends can finally find someone to buy the house.

Anonymous said...

All know Kassar and Conservatives using to nicole to have a campaign payday thats all

Anonymous said...

The gingerbread house seems to be the only house in Brooklyn you cant sell. Even with the pool across the street in a high school.