Posted on 02/12/2010 5:31:47 PM PST by CaptainK
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the real estate tycoon and publisher of The Daily News, is considering a bid for the Senate seat now held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand, according to two people told of the discussions.
Mr. Zuckerman regards Ms. Gillibrand as vulnerable to a challenge and is hoping that, at a time of economic tumult and political unrest, his background as an outsider to government, and his record as a business executive, will appeal to the state’s electorate, these people said.
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He’s considering a run as a phony Republican like Bloomberg. May as well have a Democrat win. If he does do this and get the Republican nomination, the Conservative Party should run a strong candidate. They might win (though not likely) like Buckley did years ago.
Being an outsider now does not guarantee he won’t become an insider if and when he is elected.
Having said that, though, a guy with business experience might be just what we need...not some leftist intellectual who has never been out in the real world.
The Daily News is a liberal rag, a poor cousin to the Times. I can’t say I’d be thrilled with that as a Senator but then anyone is an upgrade over Chuckie Cheese.
Could’nt agree more....
We don’t need another Obama clone who has never run even a hot dog stand.
Unions won’t take to kindly to the fact that he hired SCABS to run the NY Daily News a while back.
Mort Zuckerman, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Bloomberg...
... ain’t no difference. Liberals ALL!
I would vote for any of those 3 over Gillibrand, Hillary, Obama, Pelosi, Reid,.....
You forgot Skeefoza.
Says a lot about the NY GOP now, don’t it!
The same guys Goldwater fought against in the 1960`s and the same liberals Reagan beat down to a bloody pulp back in the 1970`s in finally winning the WH. Just a herd of northeast liberals, not a conservative in the bunch.
Sounds like he's an insider now, whose trying to represent as an outsider.
They ain’t EVEN Rockefeller Republicans.
Trust me, I was born raised and lived in Fun City for 57 years. They just have the R hung after their names. The only group that would consider them ANY kind of Republican is the NY GOP!.....well maybe the WV GOP also.
I too was born and raised in the Big Apple. I left when the city went bankrupt. Rockefeller Republican always meant liberal Republican, like John Lindsey, Jacob Javits and of course, Nelsen Rockefeller. Today, maybe RINO is a more appropriate term to use. ;^)
I couldn’t get out until 02. You missed some really fun times.
He’s been a boot licking liberal for as long as I can remember - his tenure to USN&WP into the NW and TIME clone sewer that it is today.
Flush him.
Family and friends kept me up on all the happenings and still do. One trip a year max, is all I can muster anymore.
MZ is a grown up. imo
America needs grown-ups to step forward and save our nation.
His paper is a liberal rag but Mort endorsed W in both elections. So go figure.
And, he’s mainstream media to boot. Do we need Mort or Pinch or Joe Klein or any of those MSM types holding a Senate seat? Nah, I don’t think so.
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