Posted on 01/28/2005 12:47:06 PM PST by nickcarraway
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Edward Cox, a son-in-law of President Nixon, is considering a Senate run next year against Hillary Rodham Clinton, a longtime friend and adviser said Friday.
``To say he's running against Hillary Clinton is to way overstate it, but he's interested in it. He's testing the waters,'' said the adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ``We're meeting with people and sometime, probably in April or so, a decision will be made.''
Cox, 58, married Tricia Nixon at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden in 1971. He is a partner in a Manhattan law firm and a member of the State University of New York board of trustees, appointed by Gov. George Pataki.
The adviser said Cox, who has never run for public office, would not seek the Republican nomination if either Pataki or former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani decided to do so. Neither is expected to seek the Senate seat, and both are potential 2008 presidential candidates.
Cox was unavailable to comment because his mother died this week, the friend said.
Clinton, who easily beat then-Rep. Rick Lazio in the 2000 Senate race, is also considered a potential 2008 White House contender. New York Republicans have made it clear they would like to short-circuit that possibility by beating the former first lady in the 2006 Senate race.
Several state-level Republicans have expressed interest in the race.
he will lose.
next.
He's gonna lose. But nice try anyway.
Yeah, right.
hillary is a shark. We need a bigger shark. Not a guppie. ...Next...
they should be looking for a celebrity to take a shot at it, too bad Donald Trump wouldn't go for it.
I still think Rudy is the best person to run against Hillary in 2006.
He's Nixon's son-in-law. The Clintons will show that he was the drving force behind Watergate if he runs against Mrs. Clinton.
I agree Rudy is the man to do this
Still if no one else pops up this Cox guy is better than nothing - you never know she could have a heart attack on the campaign trail or something
if Rudy runs, she will not. she cannot afford to lose, she will just move to the presidential race in 2008.
"they should be looking for a celebrity to take a shot at it, too bad Donald Trump wouldn't go for it."
I'm not a big fan of The Don, but it would be real funny to hear his stump speech.
"HILLARY.... YOU'RE FIRED!"
Related to Reagan, maybe. Related to Nixon? I don't think so.
I agree, Rudy would be best choice, but he has never come through for the party in NYS.
So they are conceding her reelection. Give her a Nixon connection to run against? Why not just give her the spot on the Republican ballot?
If Rudy runs, she won't drop out.
There's no need for her to. She can drag him through so much mud, that his career would be doomed anyway, and she's a clinton, the sewage always wipes off, with a nice new shine.
And just for the record, I am embarrased that Hillary Clinton is a senator from my state.
Guiliani isn't running? Says who?
The more the merrier however....The problem with anonymity is the lack of accountability!
that will not work in new york state. and Rudy is not like the washington republicans, he will fight back.
Rudy the RINO?
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