New and Innovative
The other person up for the job was John Haggerty, an experienced Republican operative who has worked with Mike Bloomberg, George Pataki and Jeanine Pirro.
Haggerty, along with his brother Bart, has waged a war against Queens GOP leader Serph Maltese with jihad-like intensity. So maybe it was just too much of a stretch for a state leader to hire someone intent on ousting an established county leader.
But new party chair Joe Mondello hinted at another possible reason in a statement announcing the hiring of Coccia in which he said he was happy to have someone "who isn't necessarily wedded to the way things have been done in the past."
Party spokesman Tony Santino told me that the line was not, repeat, not a reference to George Pataki or anyone else in the current party establishment, but "simply a recognition that we had some tough times in the Republican Party in New York State and the chairman is looking to do some new and innovative things."
-- Azi Paybarah
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NY GOP has hired a 23yo as their Executive Director??
DELTA DELTA DELTA
Great, what we need. A sorority girl who will worry about her roots. That'll go over well upstate.
Allison Coccia (cheerleader from Harrisburg),
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME
She's 33 based on what's in there. And what's wrong with her having a personal life and having some fun? Dear god....does everyone have to be like the Patakites who've run thing who live, breath and eat the NYGOP and Pataki? Come on....this is refreashing and if upstate doesn't like it...well some of the GOPrs up there need to find hobbies.
she'll be 33. worked with her for years. she'll be the best thing NYGOP has seen in years. we lost races in PA b/c our candidates sucked, never b/c of her.