[Fredslist] Gotham's Political Powerbrokers

[Corey Bearak]

Raj, 

Nice kudos to Joel and Sergio for picking the right horse.  It never proves to be a right science and requires good instinct,

As a general rule, the Democrat, which line their "horse" had, should win in most NYC general and special elections.  In that race, however, one opponent had a special family name and another a vaunted Third Party Line that excels at GOTV (Get out the vote) which often matters most in a small turnout race and it did once help someone currently in public office win such an election.  Even so, my view remains when a Democratic victory does not occur within the (NY) city limits, it usually involves extraordinary strategic and/ or other errors.  The only reasonable exceptions occur when a non-Democrat is the incumbent.

On the day of the Special election, I was involved in a different manner.  I was working on a non-coordinated campaign with my friends in organized labor.

This unsolicited quote comes from a top official at the NYS AFL-CIO:  "Thanks for all your assistance. I don't know what we would have done without you on Tuesday."

This additional unsolicited quote from an official at the NYC Central Labor Council:  "Thank you for all of your help."

The bottom line, the Gothamites involved in the political world all enjoyed a rather decent day on September 13 and that says worlds about our tribe!.

Best.

-Corey

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On Sep 27, 2011, at 9:04 AM, Raj Goel, CISSP wrote:

Gothamites,

One of the reasons I love Gotham is the number of world-class experts who are members, and share freely of themselves.

Over the past 2 years, Joel & Sergio have become the Political Dynamic Duo, and belatedly, deserve some very well-earned accolades.

It is with great pleasure that I congratulate fellow Gothamites JOEL SCHNUR and SERGIO FERNANDEZ DeCORDOVA on their victory in the open Brooklyn Assembly race in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

During  the early summer I attended the fundraising event that the  two of these political powerhouses put together on Sergio’s (absolutely gorgeous) 5000 sq. ft  terraced apartment (the dimension is just for the terrace) that had the  elite of NYC/NYS political establishment and business communities, in attendance.

Throughout  election day, Joel kept on texting me (yeah, it still surprises me that he texts faster than some teenagers...) that the 3-way race was too close  to call but when the polls closed it became evident that their candidate pulled off an overwhelming victory.

More power to Gotham’s in-house political team.


I'm not sure what practical use one politician has over another (the old adage about politicians and diapers still applies in my book), but knowing that we have 2 major powerbrokers an email/call/text away is definitely a hidden benefit of being a Gothamite.


Congrats again guys...and let me now when YOU run for office :-)



--Raj

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