http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/NewsBlog/archives/2012/09/14/gantt-for-good Comments On: Gantt, for good? by Christine Carrie Fien en-us Copyright 2013 City Newspaper. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, City Newspaper readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact City Newspaper. mdeturck@rochester-citynews.com (City Newspaper Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Christine, it's because Gantt isn't the dean of Rochester's state delegation, he's the don of the delegation that uses Chicago-style machine politics and tactics to maintain an iron grip on power.

He has consistently used a combination of voter intimidation (like harassing petition signers for potential competitors) and a series of lawsuits over arcane rules covering petition signatures to drive anyone that wants to compete with him out of the race with the unspoken message that challenging him will cost you $$$$$ and time.

The fact that this is the key to his grip on power became crystal clear this year as he used every weapon he could muster against his competition, including a Hatch Act lawsuit against Cruz as well as petition challenges to both Cruz and Lightfoot.
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