Posted on 03/28/2008 1:23:06 AM PDT by Libloather
GIULIANI WEIGHING 'SPECIAL' RUN FOR GOV
By MAGGIE HABERMAN
March 28, 2008 -- In the latest twist in New York politics, Rudy Giuliani is eyeing a run for governor in a special election this fall should Gov. Paterson be forced to resign, sources say.
A top adviser to the former mayor, who pulled the plug on his presidential bid in January, yesterday dangled the possibility of Giuliani's running in a special election.
It would happen in a year in which presidential nominee John McCain would be at the top of the GOP ticket.
The Post reported this week that state lawmakers started researching the line of succession after Paterson's first week in office was spent responding to questions about extramarital affairs and the questionable use of campaign funds.
If Paterson resigns before August, a special election would have to be held in November.
New York's new governor has spent his brief time in office dropping one bombshell announcement after another. He admitted that both he and his wife had affairs during a rough patch in their marriage and that he abused drugs decades ago.
It appears, however, that those disclosures have raised little outrage, either from the public or his colleagues in Albany. If anything, coming on the heels of Eliot Spitzer's sex-scandal resignation, Paterson's candor has prompted questions among Albany insiders as to whether he may face further troubles.
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Being a Gov will give him another shot at running for president.
So New York goes from a Governor Spitzer with multiple affairs, to a Governor Paterson with past affairs, to possibly a Governor Guiliani with past affairs. I know NY is liberal, but I would hope they could find someone better than this.
HIs “women problems” would seem minor in comparison.
He’d definitely be an improvement in NY.
It will keep his worthless butt busy in Noo Yawk! I’m for it!
You go Rudy, I would LOVE to see you clean up Albany!!!
Yeah, Rudy you’re the epitome of moral virtue. Give me a break, pleeeeze!
I wonder if he’ll keep his new found respect for the 2nd amendment?
/sarc
You can always hope...but in New York Giuliani would be the best electable option at this time.
GIULIANI WEIGHING ‘SPECIAL’ RUN FOR GOV....
at least he is a true NY Yankee fan...not like the lying POS ~ the piaps!!!!
Bull! What's gone on is a full scale effort through polls from Siena and Quinnipiac to portray Paterson as having widespread public support and, of course, the usual fecklessness of the state Republicans.
what’s the likelihood or odds this could happen this fall?
that paterson get’s the boot?
Keep him in NY.
Good for NY. Good for Giuliani. Good for the conservatives in the GOP.
Yeah, after Spitzer and Paterson, Rooty is starting to look like "the Beav".
Upstate's mostly red, ya know...
NYC is not all of NYS :)
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Cutler said Davis kept her black book, rumored to have 10,000 names...
Rudy's name better not be in it...
Slim to none unless the Feds get him for something.
Good Lord. Maybe thats why Rooty has that lisp.;) LOL
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