Ok let's think outside the box here: the Feds now are going after the bad guys and leaving OC alone. If the Genovese went to war with the Gambino family who do you think would win?
In that situation back in the 1980's I think the Genovese family had the upper hand. There were key guys in the Gambino family, Jimmy Failla and Danny Marino, who wanted Gotti gone. Probably others as well who also saw Gotti as a usurper. Chin's control of the Genovese family was much more secure. He had more solid backing from his own people (even if you take into account Capeci's article about Allie Shades) as well as support from the Luccheses. When you think about it, it was pure dumb luck that saved Gotti
twice from being killed by the Genovese and/or Luccheses.
