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Rudy For Senate?

Rudy Giuliani and Convicted Felon Bernard Kerik

After never-ending speculation about what former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will do after a downright embarrassing presidential bid in which he spent more than $50 million and got only one delegate in the Republican Primaries, it appears that Rudy Giuliani won’t run for governor and will run for the Senate in 2010.

All news sources have reported that Rudy Giuliani will not run for governor of New York (which means that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s toughest opponent will not be in the race). Instead, it appears that Rudy will be running for the Senate seat that …continue reading

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Giuliani Decided Not to Run for Governor

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next year, after months of contemplating a candidacy.

Giuliani would have been the strongest potential candidate, and would have a real shot of winning, so this news comes as a blow to the republican party, and a breathe of relief for the democrats of New York City.

The reasons are not clear as to Giuliani opted out of next year’s gubernatorial race, but some think that he may not have wanted to face Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, who is doing surprisingly well in the polls. Although they …continue reading

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Cuomo Surges in Poll, Considers Thompson For Ticket

Attorney General (Next Governor?) Andrew Cuomo

Though New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has not dropped his hat in the governor’s race yet, he already leads incumbent Governor David Paterson by nearly 60% in a recent poll by Siena Reseach Institute.

The wildly unpopular governor, who is currently pushing for massive budget cuts in Albany, does not appear to have a chance if he has to face Cuomo in a Democratic primary next year.

The news comes after Paterson spent half-a-million dollars on ads to promote his re-election campaign.

According to the poll, Paterson would even be defeated by largely unknown Republic …continue reading

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Cuomo Shaping Ticket in Race for Governor

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo

The New York Times is reporting that Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has been discussing with advisors potential candidates to run alongside him in order to present a winning democratic ticket to the public.

Cuomo has been discussing candidates that would make the ticket more diverse – the key to winning over a diverse city like New York. Mr. Cuomo has said he is intrigued by Bill Thompson, who barely lost the mayoral election to Michael Bloomberg earlier this November. Annalists say that adding a prominent African-American could help Cuomo get elected, and calm any naysayers if the state’s first African-American governor, …continue reading

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