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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2001

Independence life support for Stroniere's campaign He's got a political pulse. Both are looking for a second Just when Borough Hall thought two-year term/ but neither has they had finished off Assembly­ had what you’d call a stellar first man Bob Straniere for good, with term. the Molinari-Molinaro forces con­ Mrs. Remauro inherited a losing vinced they had defeated their old campaign for district attorney in foe in the paper-ballot Indepen­ 1999 and then was sideswiped by dence Party primary — presto! — Molinari in early 2000 over Bush- Straniere survives and lives to McMain presidential primary pol­ campaign another day. itics — and things have never been i In fact, Straniere was so dispir- Il I quite the same for the GOP since.,'.’. ited after the 65-percent-to-35-per- U kJ I—/ T !_■ Last fall, she publicly begged cent drubbing he suffered at the OAK IFY A I I Molinari & Co. to hold off on thg hands of Deputy BP Jiin Molinaro 1VAI Ml'JAM I early bird campaign for Molinaro in the Sept. 25 Republican pri- “ until after the 2000 races, but was iinary, he had become convinced Q11 V again rebuffed by Molinar), ’that he'd lost the Independence . Through it all, she continued to [contest, too. 1 But when the paper ballots were POUTICAL back Slraniere for borough presi­ dent, publicly cheering him on; finally counted last week, Stran- ers and renegade Republicans. only to come around to Mollnari^s way of thinking late in the gam'd iiSpSdit siwfl; mary, easily defeated Molinaro =" •"w- — after convincing a slew of loyal Staten Island Board of Elections Republicans to join her in sticking [188 votes to 6fl voles. workers, under the direction of with Straniere. 1 True, it wasn't what you'd call a Democratic chief clerk Barbara Should Molinaro lose the race ’resounding victory — given the Kett and Republican deputy Mary for Borough Hall, Mrs. Remauro .number of votes cast — but it was Ann Yennella, did yeoman's work will have the distinction of having iresounding enough to secure a bal- last week tallying the votes, both spurned her party's candidate dot position for Straniere and keep machine and paper, in the hotly only to nominate a losing Conser- him in the Borough Hall sweep- contested primaries for Borough vative for Staten Island's top post,', stakes against Molinaro and Dem- Hall and the North Shore City As for Lavelle, he did not have ocratic Councilman Jay O'Dono- Council race. the early distraction of the D.A.’^ ,van, Normally, Elections workers race, nor the public wrangling 1 In fact, it was close to the mar- “P “Her a primary over presidential politics. But ha gin of votes cast at the GOP con- sort it all out. But these are far grabbed for himself the first Dem- ventlon last May, which gave Mo- Hom normal times and both ocratic seat to come down the linaro. the Republican nomination women did their utmost to see to pike — the North Shore Assembly over Straniere. H that all parlies got the numbers post _ bullying others aside, after Straniere cracked ooen a bottle ^ey needed and as quickly as pos- having professed no personal in, of champagne to celebrate - New meant all through ' terest in attaining elective office. York state champagne, he assured weekend and every evening jjg came out too soon for us. this past week. Hikind for the Mid-Island—' After the fact, Molinaro claimed „ and with “** he never thought he'd win the In- P®Hencc and good humor with fgj. o'Donovan for borough preS^ dewndence frimarv - made edgy candidates and their even ed- gent. And after his lieutenant^ X complicated tor him bd its g" who crowded.mto -jned to convince Debi Rose to ge^ write fn datus - and onlv Elections headquarters the North Shore City Coun-

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