{"id":12444,"date":"2016-01-28T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T23:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12444"},"modified":"2016-01-28T19:02:18","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T00:02:18","slug":"real-grassroots-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12444","title":{"rendered":"Real grassroots action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago I was told that <a href=\"http:\/\/nassaucountygop.com\" target=\"_blank\">Nassau Co. Republican chairman Joe Mondello<\/a> had a sleezy deal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkstrategies.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pothole Al<\/a> to put up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.malvernevillage.org\" target=\"_blank\">Democrat Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald<\/a> as the GOP candidate for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latfor.state.ny.us\/maps\/2012s\/SD_map_rep_09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Skelos&#8217; old seat<\/a>.  That would mean a matchup between Democrat <a href=\"http:\/\/assembly.state.ny.us\/mem\/Todd-Kaminsky\/\" target=\"_blank\">Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky<\/a> (who voted for the SAFE Act) and McDonald (who is <a href=http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/patricia-mcdonald-wife-of-disabled-nyc-cop-mulls-run-for-congress-1.6816281\" target=\"_blank\">an antigun activist<\/a> and member of <a href=\"http:\/\/everytown.org\/mayors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayors Against Illegal Guns<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Time to activate the grassroots:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Call Joe Mondello and tell him Mayors Against Illegal Guns member Patricia McDonald is unacceptable &#8211; 516-334-5800 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AX30AuVhQP\">https:\/\/t.co\/AX30AuVhQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NYSRPA (@NYSRPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYSRPA\/status\/692340132435906560\">January 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If GOP Senate runs another anti-2A politico, 2A voters will solicit support fm Democrat candidates. Suicide for GOP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7VLAuVfNeU\">https:\/\/t.co\/7VLAuVfNeU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Nojay (@BillNojay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillNojay\/status\/692345059346419712\">January 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The GOP&#39;s Upstate\/Downstate civil war: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vH750G92Gv\">https:\/\/t.co\/vH750G92Gv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fud31\/status\/692345466738970624\">January 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NYS Second Amendment group calls on Nassau GOP Chair not to nominate Malverne mayor for state senate run <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYDw4bg57y\">https:\/\/t.co\/HYDw4bg57y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Brodsky (@BrodskyRobert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrodskyRobert\/status\/692358332829585409\">January 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/spin-cycle\/christopher-mcgrath-may-be-gop-nominee-for-dean-skelos-seat-1.11404775\" target=\"_blank\">It worked<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Republicans are zeroing in on Christopher McGrath, a private attorney and former head of the Nassau County Bar Association, as their candidate in the race to replace ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, multiple sources said Thursday &#8230; The Nassau GOP executive committee was slated to meet Thursday night where it was \u201clikely\u201d it would choose McGrath though nothing had been finalized, one source said &#8230; &#8220;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>People like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikebloomberg.com\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Bloomberg<\/a> may have a lot of money, but they do not not have an activist constituency who can do stuff like this.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gunpoliticsny.com%2F%3Fp%3D12444&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12444\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12444\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=12444\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few days ago I was told that Nassau Co. Republican chairman Joe Mondello had a sleezy deal with Pothole Al to put up Democrat Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald as the GOP candidate for Dean Skelos&#8217; old seat. 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