If he runs, he will lose. We need a Conservative in this race. King is an idiot.
King gets a 76.28 lifetime rating from the ACU as of 2007. At least he has some name recognition. Has any one else expressed interest from the GOP for the U.S. Senate?
Post #15 sums it up perfectly. The NYGOP can go ahead and run Pete King if they want to discredit their "RINOs are soooo much more ELECTABLE in NY!!!" talking point yet again. $50 says King loses by at least a 10 point margin. Not to say a conservative would automatically win, but at least a real Republican could keep the second amendment crowd on his side and wouldn't suffer defections from people who normally vote Republican.
A King-Gillibrand race is no-lose scenario for us anyway, since either one of them would likely vote to the right of Hillary. A Dem retention wouldn't make much of a difference in the Senate, this seat has been RAT for 30 years and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future. It's extremely unlikely we'd get back a majority by picking up any Senate seats in NY.
Of course I won't be endorsing Gillibrand because she's hard core pro-abortion. But I sure won't be shedding any tears over RINO Peter King being out of elective office. Should have happened 10 years ago.