Marty Golden isn't merely "...Victorious...," he is "Triumphant" --- And that trend is likely to continue through 2015

In spite of serious headwinds in the form of  investigations by Federal authorities and various NYS agencies, Golden cruised to a win with his biggest election majority in years

As a relatively senior member of a clear GOP majority in the NYS Senate, State Senator Martin  Golden is being hailed one of Brooklyn's "go to" representatives in Albany

About three or four weeks ago, I did a post entitled,  "Marty Golden, Mike Long and Jerry Kassar VICTORIOUS — But, ARE THEY INVINCIBLE ?"  that caused quite a bit of consternation with several people in the Brooklyn GOP leadership  (See my Monday, November 17, 2014 post, "Marty Golden, Mike Long and Jerry Kassar VICTORIOUS — But, ARE THEY INVINCIBLE ?" --  below on this blog).   I am sure this piece will upset most of those people even more ( but that isn't the only reason that I'm posting this right now).  As we start with our 2014 Holiday Parties, somebody needs to look around and ask "Who's who in the Brooklyn GOP, and what do they bring to the table ?"

Let's start with the top dog....

MARTY GOLDEN SEEN AS THE "GO TO" GUY

Some people are calling Republican-Conservative State Senator Martin Golden the go-to  guy in Albany for the other non-Republican Brooklyn lawmakers that need help on issues related to their districts. That's because Republicans under Dean Skelos took back control of the Upper Chamber of the Legislature after this year’s General Election.  ( See  "Marty Golden: Brooklyn’s Go-To Man in State Senate" by Stephen Witt, 12/1/14, Kings County Politics Blog  [http://www.kingscountypolitics.com/marty-golden-brooklyns-go-to-man-in-state-senate/]).  That makes Marty Golden Brooklyn's only member of the NYS Senate formally sitting as a Republican in the majority.

In the past, several Brooklyn insiders expressed their opinion to me that State Senator Martin Golden would be likely to again be able to consolidate his hold on the Brooklyn GOP by either naming or becoming the Chairman of the Brooklyn Republican Party in 2015.  I have spoken to most of those people again, and their opinions about that are as strong as before I posted  ( the two or three "Eaton people" didn't respond to my calls and/or e-mails) .

MORE CHANGE COMING TO THE BROOKLYN GOP  ---  BACK TO THE GOLDEN FUTURE  ---   OR IS ANYBODY EATIN' WITH EATON ANY MORE

Although there is still strong opposition to Golden's complete takeover of the Brooklyn Republican Party, it is unlikely that such opposition will be led by the current leader of the Brooklyn GOP, Craig Eaton, who also functions as the NYS Republican Vice Chairman for New York City.  2015 is a GOP reorganization year, and Eaton's impressive titles will not be enough to keep Eaton in his job, or even having much influence in the selection of his successor.  Key Eaton supporters that helped him hold off the Golden-backed "Republicans for Change" at the 2013 GOP County Convention are no longer in Eaton's corner; in spite of anything Eaton thinks he sees and hears at his monthly Executive Committee meetings. Even several of Eaton's closest allies in the Brooklyn Republican Party don't see any plan or formula by which Chairman Eaton will hold on or even sway things in 2015.

If the anti-Golden forces inside the Brooklyn GOP don't solidify behind Eaton, or if Craig Eaton  chooses not to push for the post in 2015, which right now appears to be the most likely scenario, it is unlikely that there will be any other single candidate for that fractious faction to unite behind.  Many names like Ferraro, Hayon, Gallo, Testaverde and Howe have been mentioned by this, that or the other anti-Golden Brooklyn GOP activist as possible successors to Eaton.  However, even before those conversation gets very far, the people that were mentioned are dismissed as not acceptable to a majority of Brooklyn Republicans, or simply just not right for the job.  (Two or three of those kooks even asked me if I would be interested in putting myself forward for the job as Chairman;  and my answer is always the same,  but I'll never tell. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !  Oops, I think I just did.)

GOLDEN PRACTICALLY IN COMMAND OF THE BROOKLYN GOP ALREADY

Marty Golden is practically in command of the Brooklyn Republican Party anyway.  Since  it's one of his men,  Simon Shamoun, who is the Brooklyn Republican Commisioner on the Board of Elections, Golden has significant practical control over much of what the party needs to do in every election, whether it be primary, general or special.  Furthermor, when it comes  to the formalities of the 2015 organizing process,  Golden's folks should have learned from the 2013 party convention and the legal proceedings that followed.  Golden's side lost in 2013, because  of terrible staff work  by Golden's "Pros," and also because the "Republicans for Change" crowd acted like a bunch of amateurs showing up at their first rodeo.

In 2015,  Golden will be in as good a position to field a large, though not full, slate of candidates for County Committee through most of Brooklyn where the GOP has a footprint.  That's as good as any, and possibly all, of those opposing him.  Thus, he is likely to go into the 2015 County Convention with either a clear majority, or at very least a commanding plurality of delegates (which is just like it looked in 2013).  Only this time, hopefully with a better floor manager at the 2015 GOP County Convention, that should be more than enough to take the day; at which point,  Golden will regain formal and total control of the Brooklyn Republican Organization.