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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Wed Mar 19, 2014, 05:24 PM Mar 2014

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On Staten Island, de Blasio talks Italian heritage, his agenda, and Recchia for Congress

Jillian Jorgensen/Staten Island Advance

NEW DORP -- Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Staten Island to celebrate Italian-American heritage, diversity and his fellow Democrats on the eve of St. Joseph's Day, and also put in a good word for Domenic M. Recchia Jr.'s congressional campaign.

The mayor attended the Richmond County Democratic Committee St Joseph's Day Dinner at La Strada Restaurant in New Dorp.

It was a night for Democrats -- and for Italian-Americans, whose city heritage Democratic Party Chair John Gulino referenced in introducing de Blasio.

"We had Joe DiMaggio in center field, Frank Sinatra at Carnegie Hall, Fiorello LaGuardia at City Hall -- and now we have you leading our city," Gulino told de Blasio.

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/03/on_staten_island_de_blasio_tal.html#incart_m-rpt-1

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On Staten Island, de Blasio talks Italian heritage, his agenda, and Recchia for Congress (Original Post) hrmjustin Mar 2014 OP

Staten Island is very conservative AND Republican HockeyMom Mar 2014 #1

It is not as conservative republican as it used to be. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #2

Impressive HockeyMom Mar 2014 #3

De Blasio got 45 percent of the vote there and that is higher than they expected. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #4

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

1. Staten Island is very conservative AND Republican

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 05:33 PM

Mar 2014

Going back decades because of this they have wanted to secede from NYC.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. It is not as conservative republican as it used to be.

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 05:36 PM

Mar 2014

Obama won it the second time around and it looks like we may take the SI-South Brooklyn house district.

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

3. Impressive

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 07:17 PM

Mar 2014

and PROGRESS!!!

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. De Blasio got 45 percent of the vote there and that is higher than they expected.

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 19, 2014, 07:19 PM

Mar 2014

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