Brookhaven’s lame-duck Democratic town board member, Carol Bissonette, let her hair down at the Three Village Democratic Club Thursday night, saying she had been given “no choice” about being replaced on the ticket for re-election -- and repeatedly “threatened” and accused of disloyalty.
Bissonette, who ran and lost a close race for tax receiver on a single line, said party officials claimed she was behind Joseph May’s winning Independence Party primary against Republican-turned-Democrat Edward Hennessey, who lost a close race to Republican Keith Romaine, costing Demcorats control of the town board.
“During the campaign I tried to take the high road,” said Bissonette. But she blasted party leaders -- none by name -- for dumping her. She said party leaders acted even though she commissioned polls showing she would have won the race. She also said that party officials asked her to leave the town ticket until the last day she was allowed to decline the nomination.
“After that, I was persona non grata,” she said.
Later, she did nothing to douse speculation she may turn Republican. When asked if she was changing parties, she smiled and said, “Wait and see.”
Rick Brand
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The leadership made a mistake and evidenced disloyalty to Bissonette and guilty of the same sins Republicans have been committing for years. Unless they learn from this the Dems will suffer the same fate.
Everyone should stop rewriting history with Bissonette's time on the board - I've seen too many hours of her on ch. 18 and the truth is right there for everyone to see - she is nasty, unprofessional and treats everyone with contempt. Do the Brookhaven republicans think she'll act any differently if she becomes one of them? Let's hope she does switch parties and watch how they support and defend her irrational and self-centered behavior.