Schumer Asks Ford Not to Run
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 8th, 2010 5:39 am by HL
Schumer Asks Ford Not to Run
New York’s political world “reacted swiftly and strongly to the possibility of Harold Ford Jr.’s candidacy for the United States Senate, with top Senate leaders trying to squash the bid and close advisers to Mayor Michael Bloomberg meeting with Mr. Ford on Thursday to plot strategy for a campaign,” the New York Times reports.
“The developments reflect the seriousness with which Mr. Ford is being viewed as he weighs whether to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in this fall’s Democratic primary.”
On Wednesday night, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) “met with Mr. Ford to try to dissuade him from running, according to two people who were told of the meeting and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the conversation was supposed to be kept private.”
Quote of the Day
“We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we’ve had one under Obama.”
— Rudy Giuliani, in an interview on ABC News, apparently forgetting one day.