{"id":15441,"date":"2017-11-24T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T18:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=15441"},"modified":"2017-11-24T13:34:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-24T18:34:02","slug":"decline-and-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=15441","title":{"rendered":"Decline and fall"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Marlin<\/a> has an excellent op-ed on the decline and fall of the Nassau County Republicans<\/a> which makes for a good follow-up to Jack Martins’ welcome defeat<\/a> on election day:<\/p>\n

“… There was a time, however, when the Nassau GOP was the most respected and powerful political organization in the nation … But over time, the GOP machine began to rust.\u00a0 Efficiently servicing the taxpayers took a backseat to rewarding political cronies with patronage and contracts … Meanwhile, the aging political machine\u2019s influence at the polling booth continued to decline … The disastrous results on Election Day 2017<\/a> were the final nails in the coffin of the once mighty organization … Nassau Republicans are finished because their arrogance, incompetence and indifference to voter concerns has caught up with them …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I would add the local Republicans sell-out first on Pataki’s 5-Point Plan<\/a> then again on Cuomo’s SAFE Act<\/a> played a big part in this collapse as well especially considering Martin’s campaigning loudly on his SAFE vote.<\/p>\n