| Ex-Governor George Pataki, the only potential GOP challenger to incumbent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand who polled anywhere near competitiveness, has decided to do what all the other the other folks looking to take her on have done, namely, take a pass. The WSJ says Curious George ain't so curious anymore. Instead, he'll be trying to court teabaggers with an effort to repeal the recently passed health care reforms.
Pataki Declines to Join New York Senate Race
Former New York Republican Gov. George E. Pataki has decided not to mount an election challenge against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall.
Instead, he said in an interview Tuesday that he would create a new national organization aimed at building support to repeal the recently enacted health-care overhaul.
Mr. Pataki's decision to bypass the Senate race marks another major coup for Ms. Gillibrand, who has been enormously successful in knocking out competition on both sides of the aisle despite appearing to be vulnerable politically.
It seems that ol' Georgie still has presidential ambitions (for reals) and that he, the very dictionary definition of middle of the road northeast Republican, plans to try harness the teabagger wave of stoopid all the way to DC.
Best of luck with that, Georgie.
That said, it looks as if the GOP's last best hope of mounting a credible challenge to Gillibrand just decided better of that idea.
Oh, and can we finally dispose of the idea that Senator Gillibrand is "vulnerable politically?" If she truly is, her potential opponents, both Democratic and Republican, have a damn funny way of showing it. |
