Rudy Would Run For Governor If Patterson Forced To Step Down

[Lincoln Republican]

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani would be likely to run for Governor of New York state in a special election if Governor David Patterson is forced to step down.

Thoughts?

[The Mikado]

Forced to step down over what?

[Nutmeg]

No Republican can win a statewide race in New York these days.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I'd love to see him try ... maybe he can run for the White House in 2012 if he wins NY Gov. Doubt he could win unless the Spitzer thing hurt the Dems in some way.

[Lief 🗽]

Forced to step down over what?

[Lincoln Republican]

Forced to step down over what?

Here is the story

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/03/28/giuliani_reported_mulling_run_for_governor/9643/

[Keystone Phil]

Yeah, Hannity was fantasizing over this today. He'd have a shot but I still think the Dem (Suozzi, Schumer, Cuomo) would be favored.

[Smash255]

I don't see Patterson stepping down, but even if he does and we have a Special Election Rudy wouldn't win.  Suozzi, Schumer and Cuomo would be the most likely candidates and Rudy wouldn't beat any of them.

[Lincoln Republican]

I don't see Patterson stepping down, but even if he does and we have a Special Election Rudy wouldn't win.  Suozzi, Schumer and Cuomo would be the most likely candidates and Rudy wouldn't beat any of them.

But if there is any Republican that could win, would that not be Rudy?

[Stranger in a strange land]

I'd love to see him try ... maybe he can run for the White House in 2012 if he wins NY Gov. Doubt he could win unless the Spitzer thing hurt the Dems in some way.

hopefully he'd get more than 1 delegate.

[Smash255]

I don't see Patterson stepping down, but even if he does and we have a Special Election Rudy wouldn't win.  Suozzi, Schumer and Cuomo would be the most likely candidates and Rudy wouldn't beat any of them.

But if there is any Republican that could win, would that not be Rudy?

Well if by that you mean who would have the best chance at losing by the least, than the answer is yes now that Bloomberg is not a Republican anymore (which he never really was anyway)

[JSojourner]

Rudy could run and I think he could win statewide.

[© tweed]

Rudy could run and I think he could win statewide.

no, he couldn't.  his popularity in NY sank into the toilet during the 2008 campaign and at the end he was trailing McCain here by double-digits.  (and go look at the GE matchups where he gets slaughtered)   now obviously the Governorship is a different animal, but it'd still be very hard for him to win.  Paterson being black sorta helps him nip at the suburbs and at the fringes of the NY Dem coalition, but probably the best he could do is lose by 8-10% so long as Paterson remains reasonably popular.

[JSojourner]

Rudy could run and I think he could win statewide.

no, he couldn't.  his popularity in NY sank into the toilet during the 2008 campaign and at the end he was trailing McCain here by double-digits.  (and go look at the GE matchups where he gets slaughtered)   now obviously the Governorship is a different animal, but it'd still be very hard for him to win.  Paterson being black sorta helps him nip at the suburbs and at the fringes of the NY Dem coalition, but probably the best he could do is lose by 8-10% so long as Paterson remains reasonably popular.

As a Democrat, I hope you're right Tweed. 

But if the latest allegations against Patterson prove substantial, Rudy may be the GOP's quickest route back to the Governors' Mansion.  Of course, Rudy does have a few scandals of his own, doesn't he?

[jokerman]

Indeed, Giuliani probably pushed too far right in his presidential campaign to win in New York now.

[Smash255]

Rudy could run and I think he could win statewide.

no, he couldn't.  his popularity in NY sank into the toilet during the 2008 campaign and at the end he was trailing McCain here by double-digits.  (and go look at the GE matchups where he gets slaughtered)   now obviously the Governorship is a different animal, but it'd still be very hard for him to win.  Paterson being black sorta helps him nip at the suburbs and at the fringes of the NY Dem coalition, but probably the best he could do is lose by 8-10% so long as Paterson remains reasonably popular.

As a Democrat, I hope you're right Tweed. 

But if the latest allegations against Patterson prove substantial, Rudy may be the GOP's quickest route back to the Governors' Mansion.  Of course, Rudy does have a few scandals of his own, doesn't he?

The Patterson thing really seems over no one seems to care, regardless you would have one guy who cheated vs another guy who cheated.  If Patterson didn't run for a 2nd term you would either have Schumer, Cuomo or Suozzi running for the Dems.  for a Republican to win statewide in NY they have to win LI & Westchester and likely by more than just a few points.   Cuomo is the one who he would have the best chance at in the suburbs and would still lose, schumer is extremely popular in the suburbs and there is no way in hell Rudy could touch Suozzi on Long Island.

[2952-0-0]

He'll win something like 9.11% of the vote.

[Хahar 🤔]

He'll win something like 9.11% of the vote.

LOL.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If Patterson is forced to step down/not run in 2010 because of his personal problems, I can't see Rudy as being able to rise above his either.