Posted on 09/24/2009 7:27:43 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Appointed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand holds a narrow lead over former Governor George Pataki in a hypothetical match-up for New York State’s 2010 Senate race.
The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the campaign shows Gillibrand with 44% of the vote and Pataki with 41%.
However, Gillibrand’s numbers appear to be deflated a bit by the fact that 12% of Democrats say they would prefer to vote for some other candidate. Ever since Gillibrand was appointed by Governor David Paterson to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier this year, some Democrats have voiced the opinion that she is too conservative for the state.
Pataki, governor of the state from 1995 to 2006, recently said he is considering entering the race but has not set a timetable for making a decision.
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Hopefully, we’ll get an announcement soon from Pataki, who’s as good as we’re going to get from New York.
Democrats think she is too conservative for NY? Holy crap. If she gets any more liberal, she’ll be receiving her mail inside Chuckie Schumer’s pants.
I’ve learned not to expect too much from New York. However, Pataki doesn’t seem as bad as other GOPers that have come from the state. coughGiulianicough I read that he at least cut taxes and spending.
For NY - Pataki is pretty good.
For President Pataki would be Reagan compared to Hussein or Joe or even Senator Juan McCain.
Pataki’s pretty good by NY standards, but there’s no way that he’s anywhere near as good (or less bad) on the issues as John McCain.
That being said, I’d be happy with Pataki as a senator from NY.
Wait till Gillebrand votes for Obamacare.
He needs to be dragged kicking and screaming if necessary.
Actually, I think Rudy cut NYC taxes more than Pataki cut NYS taxes but I could be wrong.
She’s hoping ACORN will get her elected. That’s why she voted AGAINST stopping fed funds for them.
IMHO Pataki will not run.
He is making serious money at his law firm and is well positioned to live in the top 2% income brackets for the remainder of his professional career.
He spent decades building him “brand” into the NYC/Albany/Long Island moneyed classes and is reaping the rewards of his political career.
And rumor is his wife refuses to let him buy his own clothes, let alone run for Senate.
Giuliani ought to run, but I fear he won’t.
Out in Illinois the rather RINO Mark Kirk just might win the Burris seat....his only significant opposition is in the general election against a Democrat who looks like a high school geek and has ties to the mafia and Rezko. The Illinois primary is February 2, so it’s almost too late for anyone else to get in the race.
Gillibrand is going out of her way to show NY that’s really a super moonbat.
“He needs to be dragged kicking and screaming if necessary.”
You’re correct, of course. If Pataki is that grudging, than he could do it as a one-term deal, than go back to private life after six years. I’m hoping that Mike Castle in Delaware agrees to be a one-term U.S. Senator, as well. He can keep it in the “R” column while state Republicans find and groom a more conservative candidate to succeed him.
Rudy is more conservative than Pataki.
It wouldn’t be one term of 6 years. Remember, he’d be winning a term like Fred Thompson in ‘94. He’s got to run again in ‘12 after just 2 years. That might account for some reluctance to have to run two serious (and expensive) candidacies in such a short period. You already know my opinion of Castle, he just about ranks after Mark Kirk in unacceptability.
Your views on Castle are understandable. However, if Beau Biden wins next year, he’s probably in for life and we’ll never get a real conservative elected to the seat. But if Mike Castle agrees to run and wins that race, he’ll probably serve only one six-year term (he’ll be 77 in 2016). During that time, the Delaware GOP can groom someone more conservative to succeed him. There are some credible Republicans in Delaware who are more conservative than Castle. But they don’t yet have the name ID and base to defeat Beau Biden. That would change if one of them were elected to succeed Castle in the House next year.
As for Pataki, if he really doesn’t want hold public office again, maybe he could be convinved to run in 2010 and serve out the remaining two years only. Than he could go back to private life and make money.
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