After the Staten Island GOP's pick to run for Representative Vito Fossella's seat died, the GOP had been scrambling for a new candidate. But yesterday it decided to tap Robert Straniere for the job. Straniere had served 24 years in the Assembly until fellow Republican Vincent Ignizio defeated him in a 2004 primary. Straniere still has enemies in the Republican party, including Ignizio and former Staten Island BEEP Guy Molinari, who said, "I'm terribly outraged...They couldn't have made a worse mistake. The party was already in desperate shape. They've all but buried it."
Published Jul 15, 2008
Modified Jul 15, 2008
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