No, he was just there to help Jeb, in NY mainly. Jeb's only chance was with a lot of candidates, so he could be the frontrunner with 15 or so percent. Trump blew that plan away, and with Pataki at around -1 percent in the polls, he was no longer of use to the GOPe, and they decided not to waste any more money on pretending he was running.
he was just there to help Jeb, in NY mainly. Jeb’s only chance was with a lot of candidates, so he could be the frontrunner with 15 or so percent. Trump blew that plan away, and with Pataki at around -1 percent in the polls, he was no longer of use to the GOPe, and they decided not to waste any more money on pretending he was running.