Common Sense: Changing times
For the Conservative and Republican Parties in Brooklyn and for that matter New York State, Election Day was an historic success. And although the election of Donald Trump as president is the obvious reason, there were many, many other victories in what the media and many political observers thought would be a very difficult result.
The Republican majority in the New York State Senate of which Senator Marty Golden (whom I serve as chief of staff) is an important leader likely increased by a member, when many believed the exact opposite would happen. They are certain to remind Governor Cuomo who actively campaigned against them of this fact many times during the upcoming legislative session.
The US.. House of Representatives will remain solidly Republican controlled. In New York, two close friends of mine – John Faso and Claudia Tenney – will be going to Washington as freshman members. For a number of years, I was John’s assistant, traveling with him and playing key roles in his statewide campaigns. I have rarely been more pleased to see someone elected to office.