Is Michael Grimm Trump’s Comeback Kid? On Staten Island, a former congressman is asking for forgiveness and the chance to help make America great again.
By David Marcus
May 23, 2018 When Michael Grimm resigned from Congress after having been convicted of federal crimes, it seemed clear it was the end of a once-promising political career for the onetime congressman. Even in New York City, politicians don’t tend to come back from stints in federal prison.
But with five weeks to go before the June 26 Republican primary, he is leading incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan in the polls and most observers expect he will win. To call it a comeback is an understatement; this is a rise from the ashes in the weird and very particular world of Staten Island and South Brooklyn.
Some people discover God in prison, but not Grimm. He discovered Donald Trump. And in October of last year he announced he was running as one of Steve Bannon’s pro-Trump insurgent candidates, challenging Republicans who were not entirely with the president. By January, Bannon was exiled from the White House and the popular narrative that Trumpism doesn’t work down-ballot was firmly entrenched. Is Grimm the candidate who can reverse that trend? It’s looking that way.
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http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/23/is-michael-grimm-trumps-comeback-kid/
