Jason this is going to be a huge struggle in Lackawanna. Sorrentino from Hamburg had his best friend Tony Mingerelli change to the IP last year to help insure the Democratic control in Hamburg and Lackawanna. Koziol has a ton of support mainly coming from the Billy Delmont regime and the Lackawanna housing authority. Dennis is a landlord of multiple properties who makes absolutely sure his tenants are registered IP and vote each and every election. I have been told by some of the tenants that if they don't vote for who Dennis tells them to then their rent goes up.Originally Posted by Jwomer
Mingerelli is very popular and has amassed just as many registered IP's in Lackawanna as Koziol has. He is also supported by Sandy Rosenswie and the RIP Club. Why the fight? Because Koziol is almost assured the succession to be next IP chairman and has told the Dems that they are going to have to earn any future endorsements with accountability and patronage. The Dems don't want to give away any of their jobs and have started protecting their second line.
I'm torn on what to do about this. I have dedicated my efforts to freeing up the Hamburg IP and don't have the time or energy to start playing in Lackawanna. So if I help Tony M. I'm helping the Dems who will continue to raise taxes. If I help Dennis then I'm defacto helping Tony Orsini and we all know how I feel about that. If I do nothing then the IP members who aren't associated with either side are left out in the cold. It's become one hell of a mess.