Giuliani Decides Not To Run For NY Governor
The path for Andrew Cuomo is now clear. From the New York Times:
Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York next year after months of mulling a candidacy, according to people who have been told of the decision.
His decision is a blow to many Republican leaders, who had viewed Mr. Giuliani as the strongest potential candidate in a year in which voter anger and anti-Albany sentiment appear to be swelling.
Contenders from both parties have been waiting for months to hear what the former mayor would decide.
It was not clear what prompted the decision, but the prospect of potentially facing Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, who is quietly planning his own run for governor, may not have appealed to Mr. Giuliani, who suffered a bruising defeat in the 2008 Republican presidential primary. While many political analysts believe Mr. Giuliani would have comfortably beaten Gov. David A. Paterson, he would likely have faced an uphill battle against Mr. Cuomo, one of the most popular politicians in the state.
In an interview with ABC on Sunday, Mr. Giuliani said he had not yet made his decision but said, “I will very soon.”
The decision will be a boost to other Republican contenders. So far, Rick Lazio, a former congressman from Long Island, is the only declared candidate on the Republican side. Another much discussed potential contender is Chris Collins, the Erie County executive.
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on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:18
#135990
Darn!
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:31
#136120
He'll take on Gillenbrand for the Senate instead.
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:23
#136002
What he really said: "Fuck this shit."
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:28
#136014
absolutely correct!
New York State will be a pile of shit for many years....like everything else in the USA, be it corporate, consumer or governmental, there is just too much debt.
NY's tax base continues to shrink and they increase the squeeze on those of us still here. I'm stuck in NY for approx 2 more years then I'm out (after having lived here for over 50 yrs)..
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:14
#136091
He may wake up grateful every morning he did not get into the race deep enough to be president!
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:49
#136673
I wonder if Obama is having any regrets yet.
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 15:31
#136222
Guiliani's donor base is....
the same as Schumer's donor base.
Kang and Kodos.
The only people that win here are bank lobbyists and their clients.
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:30
#136020
One Cuomo was more than enough! Where are the Rockefeller Republicans when we need them...
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:42
#136046
I will miss that bald douche... what a guy...
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:42
#136047
OT (or is it?):
If you're going to panic, panic first.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=^IRX&t=5d&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:20
#136100
Do you know the sci-fi story of the Incredible Shrinking Man? They did one with Lily Tomlin as the woman. The premise is that you reduce size by half every day. They keep on existing, but then one day you can't see them any more, but they are still there, still getting smaller by half, until they are on the microbe level, then the atomic level. I know you get the idea...
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:39
#136138
:)
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:24
#136109
i agree with TD.
A piece of shit like Rudy , nounverb911, Ghouliani doesn't even deserve a fucking html tag let alone the governorship...
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:49
#136161
Before anyone gets too enthusiastic about Cuomo, I'd suggest checking out what Catherine Austin Fitts (www.solari.com) has to say about him based on her term as under-secretary of HUD under Bush 1. Not a pretty sight.
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 15:17
#136205
Look, I don't know Andy Cuomo from the hole at the back of dead horse, but fuck him and Gooliana all the same. What the fuck is he going to do for NY? Like any politician, he spends his time today doing things that get people bearing votes to praise his name and provide political backing. Then when he's in office he'll do the same thing every other promising politician does: he tells the people who got him there to fuck themselves with a rubber duck and then turns his sights towards lobbyists bearing gifts.
So fuck him. Fuck him in the ass in prison.
I am Chumbawamba.
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 15:23
#136208
Don't candy coat it Chumba.
I know, fuck me too. :-)
For the record, I think your spot on.
on Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:25
#136635
chumbawamba,,
You have to learn to come out of your shell, don't hold back, I'm sure you have something to say on the matter..
Ya, I hear your frustration...