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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu May 1, 2014, 12:18 PM May 2014

As GOP Rep. Michael Grimm looks to shore up Washington support, experts differ over impact of...

As GOP Rep. Michael Grimm looks to shore up Washington support, experts differ over impact of indictment
Tom Wrobleski

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As some in Washington, D.C., kept their distance from GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, experts here were split on whether the 20-count federal indictment against the congressman was enough to derail Grimm's re-election bid.

In a bit of role reversal, a Democrat said Grimm could overcome the damage.

"This is not a silver bullet," said consultant Hank Sheinkopf. "Anyone who thinks otherwise is underselling people of Staten Island and doesn't understand that environment."

But Brooklyn GOP consultant Gerry O'Brien said that Grimm is toast.

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/as_gop_rep_michael_grimm_looks.html#incart_river

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