Spano Defends Panio
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- November
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Departing State Sen. Nicholas Spano came to the defense of Westchester Republican Chairwoman RoseMarie Panio today, saying that criticism of her was “displaced aggression.”
Spano, in a telephone interview a few moments ago, said leading the party was a thankless job and that Panio was getting too much blame for the defeats suffered by Republicans on Election Day – including his.
“The demographics are changing, no fault of hers,” Spano, the Yonkers Republican, said. “The Eliot Spitzer, Hillary Clinton landslides were no fault of hers. And I think it is unfair to attack her. It is not going to be a fun time for her.”
Instead of criticizing Panio, Spano urged Republicans to “step up and help her.”
As for his own future, Spano, who was defeated on Election Day by Democrat Andrea Stewart-Cousins, said he has received several job offers but has made no final decisions.
“The one thing they can’t offer me is the job that I love the most,” Spano said.
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Nick is definitely a gentleman..but the fact remains
that Mrs. Panio bears a lot of responsibility for
the weak republican ticket leading to nick’s demise.
anyone able to get in the forties at the top of the
ticket would have insured that nick did not lose his
seat..it would have only taken a switch of 900 votes
coupled with the fact that john spencer running for
the senate could not carry one ward in his home
town of yonkers makes it clear that the leadership
thankless job or not, had the responbility to field
the best candidates if only to preserve the new york
state senate seat from westchester..that wasn’t done