Giuliani Is Said to Have Decided Not to Run for Governor

[mcablue]

Source: New York Times

11-19-09

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.

York next year. It remains unclear if the former mayor is considering any other political race in 2010.
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 appeared 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 on the Democratic ticket, 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.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/nyregion/20rudy.html?hp

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It would be foolish for anyone to think he/she could beat Andrew Cuomo.

[WCGreen]

1. Old Rudy looked like he wasn't doing so well on the health side

when I saw him on the cable yakking about terrorists trials being "dangerous".

[notadmblnd]

7. are you kidding me.... the evil ones never seem to die.

I figure god doesn't want them and the devil doesn't need the competition:shrug:

[brooklynite]

2. Fortunately, the Republicans can fall back (emphasis on the "fall") on RICK LAZIO

[medeak]

3. He's running for senate see link

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_former_mayor_rudy_giuliani_to_announce_plan_to_run_for_us_senate.ht


darn..link not working. breaking news on huffington post

[El Supremo]

6. He doesn't know what month it is >>

[CreekDog]

4. No mistresses in Albany?

:shrug:

[onehandle]

5. He could have beat Cuomo!

Uh, nevermind...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-RIvWKbCKw/R5mM6J8vXpI/AAAAAAAAAQA/dB22ZABJuxA/s400/giuliani_dress+3.jpg

[Segami]

8. RUDY ( Sept. 11 )Giuliani To Run For U.S. SENATE; If Elected May Aim For White House in 2012

Source: MyDailyNews

Fuiti Giuliani is once again cross-dressing with his politics.



Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next year - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News.


A source familiar with Giuliani's thinking said the failed presidential candidate has been telling people he plans to run against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 to fill out the remaining two years of Hillary Clinton's term.


If elected, the source said, he could use that as a stepping stone to run for President in 2012 - rather than run for re-election to the Senate.


A Giuliani spokeswoman downplayed the reports. "Rudy has a history of making up his own mind and has no problem speaking it," she said. "When Mayor Giuliani makes a decision about serving in public office, he will inform New Yorkers on his own."


His absence from the governor's race would be a boon -- and a bow -- to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is considering a run for the office.


Gov. Paterson, who trails Cuomo by up to points in a hypothetical matchup in some polls, insists he is running, even though the White House has pointedly told him President Obama would "prefer" he didn't.


Former Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari, a close Giuliani pal, said the former mayor had been privately sharing doubts with him for months about running for governor.


"What he said to me is that he doesn't think he's going to do it," Molinari told The News about an early November conversation with the former mayor.


"It just didn't make any sense to him." Molinari said the ongoing circus in the state Senate, combined with Democratic Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver's iron grip on Assembly matters, had convinced Giuliani that a Republican governor would have little ability to get things done quickly in Albany.


"The big drawback for him was -- could I really be effective?" Molinari said.


"He saw too many hang-ups there. He's not running for the title, that's for sure." Molinari said he favors the idea of Giuliani running for U.S. Senate. "Some of us, including myself, feel like that would be a better fit because he could use his talents there almost immediately," Molinari said.


"You get the sense that he'd be a major player from day one."

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_former_mayor_rudy_giuliani_to_announce_plan_to_run_for_us_senate.html

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Bwahahahahahaha!! Another ' Fruit from the Loons ' orchard has broken off from the grasp of the mother tree of morons (or was that morans ) and landed peacefully on the dividing lines of the winding highway (or was that the superhighway corridor ) waiting patiently for the ' squish ' sound to come like a thief in the night.

[Roland99]

9. You stole my first reaction: BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[Botany]

10. Run Rudy Run

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. I smell a Vice Presidential pick!

:rofl:

[Segami]

24. Ooooo, Aaaaaah Keriik, that 16-count indictment feels sooooo good.

[onehandle]

11. 9/11. 9/11. 9/11. ...curtsy.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7-RIvWKbCKw/R5mM6J8vXpI/AAAAAAAAAQA/dB22ZABJuxA/s400/giuliani_dress+3.jpg

[RedCloud]

14. Hey Rudy! Is that your signature on those fire code violations at the WTC?

[onehandle]

26. Debate Moderator: My next question is for Mr. Giuliani... How many deaths from 9/11...

...are you personally responsible for?

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Haha. Mayor 1953BuickGrille thinks they still love him.

What a joke.

[LiberalFighter]

13. Who the hell wrote or edited this article?

There is at least one missing letter. bow when it should be blow

And at least one number.

who trails Cuomo by up to points

How many points?

[ShortnFiery]

15. That would be beautiful!

Comedy GOLD. The jokes would essentially write themselves.

Oh please?!?

Run Rudy Run! :evilgrin:

[Vinca]

16. Is he going to campaign this time or just hang around Florida?

[Segami]

23. LOL! Thats the HOBO strategy, Loiter till they vote.

[Hawkeye-X]

17. Go Rudy, spend the $93 million on one state

that you got NOTHING out of...

Yeah, I'm talkin about

[FarLeftFist]

18. Wait, the same Rudy that lost in round 1 last year?

[shadowknows69]

19. If I still had much faith left in my own party I'd probably be ecstatic about news like this.

But I'm seeing less and less difference between Senators and Reps except for the letter after their names. Rather be fucked by the people I expect to fuck me.

[blue_onyx]

20. What's the point of running for the senate?

Spending 2 years as a senator, most of which will be spent campaigning for the presidency, won't help him win in 2012. He should wait until 2012 to run for the presidency and not waste his time with other campaigns.

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. Yeah, people love when you tell them you're only going to be a Senator for 2 years

Good strategy, Rudy!

:rofl:

[MadMaddie]

25. He's trying to walk in the steps of President Obama!

They never have any original ideas.

[LynnTheDem]

27. Is he running on Republican Party Family Values?

He has 'em in spades.

:rofl: