Posted on 03/10/2010 5:12:17 PM PST by nickcarraway
Former Gov. George Pataki, perhaps the most popular Republican in New York, is endorsing Rick Lazio in his GOP bid for governor this year.
Pataki is scheduled to make the endorsement Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan.
Lazio is a former congressman from Long Island who has collected endorsements from most Republican county chairmen and many
Conservative Party leaders around the state. Lazio spokesman Barney Keller says Pataki's backing is another indication Lazio has support to, as he put it, sweep clean the dysfunction in Albany.
Pataki, who retired as governor four years ago, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The polls show Pataki has strong support statewide for a return to politics.
If Lazio wins, he’ll be ‘don’t crowd my space’ Hillary’s governor!
Lazio is a sweet RINO loser, endorsed by a more seriously RINO, Pataki.
he doesn’t stand a chance.
Would you prefer a Cuomo as governor-for-life or Lazio?
Now THERE’s two names I could live without ever seeing again
Don’t we have ANYTBODY new that wants to run?
I mean seriously... Pataki???? Who CARES what he says anymore. Didn’t he used to be somebody ? or something?
Spoke yesterday to a Suffolk County GOP mover, and he said that the GOP has bankrolled Lazio early to get his name out ther. But the polls show that he has gained ZERO traction in the polls. There may be a real effort to recruit fiscally responsible and immigration acceptable Democrat county exec Steve Levy to run as GOP candidate.
Forget my post. I forgot Lazio had withdrawn from the US Senate race, and is now running for Governor. Silly me. Hopefully, Pataki runs for the US Senate seat. Wouldn’t hold my breadth though.
So is Scott Brown (a RINO). So what? I am not stupid enough to prefer a democrat over a RINO.
Pataki has already done the GUV thingy in NY.
It does get boring after a while.
Hope Pataki wants to taste the senate chambers in DC now.
I know. See my post # 9.
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