CapCon is reporting that Bruno is dodging questions on whether he is going to run for his Senate seat again this year:
When asked whether he would run for re-election this fall, Bruno responded:
"I am where I am today. Here I am with you, having this delightful conversation and we'll see what life looks like."
When asked if he still enjoyed working in the legislature, Bruno said:
"It's more fun than it was six months ago. I have better feelings about it," he said. "But, I'll tell you, being in government these days, it's a pretty heavy burden, and it takes a toll too."
This is a very interesting statement at this time. After Bruno outlasted his arch-nemesis Spitzer in state government, one would think he would want to stay for a while.
This is complete congecture on my part, but I can only think of 2 motives for Joe not to seek his seat again. One is that he knows the Democrats are going to take the senate and he wants to avoid the ugly leadership fight that will cannibalize the new GOP senate minority caucus in January. The other is that he is depressed after losing his wife recently and wants to retire.
I hope it's the former, but either way, a Bruno retirement adds another district to our ever-expanding map of possible takeovers.
UPDATE: Robina points out in the comments that maybe Bruno also might see himself soon landing in jail as per that federal investigation (how could I forget that???) |
