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Peter Feld
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
It could be a combination of all those things. But I don't think it's surprising that he wouldn't run - he was only tempted by Paterson's weakness. The man has no interest in any kind of competitive or difficult election - he only wanted a cakewalk (as Paterson would have been). He is not remotely in the mix for the 2012 presidential nomination, has no interest in actually governing NY State (though, thanks to term limits being extended, he could run for mayor in 2013, god help us all), and can't handle another embarrassing loss. Kornacki had a good piece on Rudy's options in the Observer.
[www.observer.com]

Oh also - Kerik's conviction doesn't exactly remove the political liability for Rudy. The guy was his choice for Sec. of Homeland Security and his longtime business partner.
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kneetoe
11/19/09

@Peter Feld: Without term limits being extended, couldn't he have run again this time? I find it hard to believe that he would want to be Mayor again, nor do I think he would have much chance at winning that election.
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Peter Feld
11/19/09

@kneetoe: You're right, he could have - but he wouldn't have challenged Bloomberg (for whom the term limits were lifted). I think he likes being the sheriff in this town and if he thought the field was weak in four years, he could be tempted by the idea of a comeback. As to whether he'd win, I suspect you are right but don't want to underestimate his loyal following.

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Unsolicited Advice
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
Didn't an entire Payless clatter to the counter when he was in office already?
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BaconCat
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
Umm, because the election isn't being held on 9/11, the only date he knows?
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Lysergic Asset
11/19/09

@BaconCat: Zing! & Touche!
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fuckingoldman
11/19/09

@BaconCat: I'm with you on that one. I'm so sick of hearing him and other people talk about how great he was after 9/11. What was he going to do, run away? He did what any other mayor of a big city would do in the same situation. And let's not forget the fact that he let workers in Ground Zero when he knew it wasn't safe, and now a lot of people are paying the price with serious health problems. Personally I'll never forgive him for "cleaning up" Times Square. I prefer the Times Square of the '70s - hookers, peep shows, junkies and drugs to what's there now. Toys R Us, Virgin, TGI Fridays? WTF??
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BaconCat
11/19/09

@fuckingoldman: Well, if you ask a lot of firemen they consider him the 20th hijacker because he ushed for motorola to win the new walkie-talkie contract after they contributed 150,000 bucks to his campaign. Only one problem with that:

The fire department told old Rudy that the motorolas didn't work inside buildings and that had been a problem in the first attack on WTC. So a whole shitload of firement never heard the command to get out of the second tower. How he sleeps at night, I'll never know. The man deserves nothing short of hot coals up the ass.
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badasscat
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
Who is Chris Cuomo?

Edit: Nevermind, now I know he's the anchor on Good Morning America. Yeah, I can see why Giuliani wouldn't want to go up against him in an election.
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Lysergic Asset
11/19/09

@badasscat: Family name recognition - what also got GW2 elected.
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Zira
11/19/09

@Lysergic Asset:

I think he meant Andrew Cuomo. Chris is the good looking one. He has no interest in politics--just chasing tail.
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Lysergic Asset
11/19/09

@Zira: That confused me, too - I thought Andrew was the politician. Thx.

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daveyjonesisdead
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
Except for the Florida primary, he hasn't run for office since, what, 1997? He just doesn't have the fire in his belly to actually do electioneering.
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thatgirlinnewyork
11/19/09

@daveyjonesisdead: which is why he should run in florida. no one north of the mason-dixon line would vote for him.
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jbwan
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
He finally realized that his strategy to campaign only in Florida for the governorship was bound to fail.
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secretagentman
11/19/09

@jbwan: ha!
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homoviper
11/19/09

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That image is scary. It looks like the Robert Zemeckis performance-capture Rudy.
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BadUncle
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
Couldn't it be something on the home front? Such as another affair that's about to appear in the Daily News, resulting in yet another divorce?
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Lysergic Asset
11/19/09

In reply to Why Won't Rudy Run for Governor? [Updated: Because He's Running For Senate]
Maybe PETA is more influential than anyone realized?

[cityfile.com]
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MrInBetween
09/23/09

In reply to Rahm Emanuel Accidentally Makes David Paterson Look Tough, Sympathetic
There's no point being named the Rahminator if you can't pull stupid crap like this.
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Btwbfdimho
09/23/09

@MrInBetween:
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/23/09

@Btwbfdimho: How long before this gets reposted somewhere as legit?
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MrInBetween
09/23/09

@Btwbfdimho: Fantastic.
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Unsolicited Advice
09/23/09

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You could run JJ Florio against Giuliani and win. The only way to fuck that up is for the goddamn White House Chief of Staff to get involved in fucking New York gubernatorial politics during a goddamn economic crisis, two wars, a health care debacle, etc.
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ampersandparade
09/23/09

@Unsolicited Advice: I like your exasperated, spazzed out way of responding to this sort of stories, it is like reading a transcript of my own thoughts.
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flossy
09/23/09

@Unsolicited Advice: Were it that were true! The average of recent polls has Giuliani beating Paterson by 18 points: [www.realclearpolitics.com]

Cuomo, however, beats Giuliani head-to-head. So in short, Paterson needs to get lost. What exactly has he been good for, anyway?
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Unsolicited Advice
09/23/09

@flossy:

H2H pre-campaign doesn't have much meaning, I'd rather see the negatives on Paterson, but you've given me a bit of pause there. That's a big margin. Hmm.

Alright, I'm in for the plan. Let's send the White House Chief of Staff blundering into the fray to officially bless the candidate like a modern-day Boss Tweed. Because it certainly won't come off like a selfish, partisan distraction!
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flossy
09/23/09

@Unsolicited Advice: I agree the WH didn't handle this as smoothly as they could have, but I'm with them in spirit. There is virtually nobody I wouldn't throw under the bus to avoid "Governor Giuliani," and lets face it--Paterson is way out of his depth. Of course, Cuomo's no peach, but... I think the WH is trying to ensure we're served the smallest shit sandwich on the menu.
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dado
09/23/09

In reply to Rahm Emanuel Accidentally Makes David Paterson Look Tough, Sympathetic
They are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I'd wager that Romney will be the Republican nominee in 2012, no matter who the heck is in Albany, or Trenton, or wherever.
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bluebears
09/23/09

@dado: All the conservatives I work with are very pro-Romney. I think he's the candidate the powers that be want.
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/23/09

In reply to Rahm Emanuel Accidentally Makes David Paterson Look Tough, Sympathetic
And could someone explain to me how a Cuomo candidacy is supposed to keep Rudy Giuliani from running against Obama in 2012? [gawker.com] If Rudy runs (and wins) against Paterson, he takes office Jan. 1, 2011, and no way he can immediately turn around and start running for president. On the other hand, scare Rudy out of the governor's race by nominating Cuomo, and hizzoner has nothing better to do that try again for the White House (which is a joke, but that's a different post). Again with the unintended consequences, Rahm.
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Astigmatism
09/23/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: Somehow I imagine that the WH would like nothing better than Mr. 9/11 himself as their opponent in 2012. Well, maybe Palin.
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SidAndFinancy
09/23/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: Thanks, but we'll take a pass on four years of Governor Guiliani simply to spare the country the slimmest of chances that he becomes president.
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kneetoe
09/23/09

@naugahydeinplainsight: My guess is that the idea here is as much to open the door for Cuomo to run against Paterson as it is to push out Paterson. It will now be a wee bit difficult to make the race argument with Obama on board. If Paterson wants to get crushed in a primary, he can.

I think this has nothing to do with Giuliani running against Obama, which no one is scared of under any circumstances. But Rudy's a formidable candidate for governor, and that's what they want to prevent. I don't think Cuomo chases him out, he just has a much better chance to win.
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/23/09

@kneetoe: @Astigmatism: Yeah, I don't buy the Rudy argument either, but it came up in that earlier post.
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naugahydeinplainsight
09/23/09

@SidAndFinancy: Agreed.
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CParis
09/23/09

@naugahydeinplainsight:
They're not concerned about the Rudester running against Obama in 2012 - the GOP base will never choose him. But he does have some viability as a candidate for governor of NY.
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BlinkyMcChuck
09/17/09

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Why is it an assault exactly? What do we call what they did to the US? Financial genocide?
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BettyCrocker
09/17/09

In reply to Cuomo Pulls No Punches in Bank of America Assault
@ Andrew - a wee correction, if I may: the WaPo story says it was 15 billion in losses and 3.6 billion in effing bonuses.

That's a lot bigger than $36 million, and we all are paying for it. It's great that Cuomo is suing, but let's all remember one thing: it never should have happened in the first place.
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