GOPers eye Donald Trump for governor run

[brooklynite]

Source: NY Post

Increasingly desperate New York Republicans, seeking the political equivalent of a Hail Mary pass, are trying to get Donald Trump to run against Gov. Cuomo next year, The Post has learned.

They’re seeking to make the case that while Trump is only an apprentice politician, he’s the only Republican on the horizon who has the name recognition, guts and money to tell Cuomo, “You’re fired!”

They’re also arguing that Trump could launch a 2016 presidential run — which he has clearly been eyeing with his criticisms of President Obama and Washington — by first winning the election for governor.

So far, Trump, who only recently learned of the effort, which is backed by state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and other party leaders, hasn’t said a flat “no.’’

Read more: http://nypost.com/2013/10/14/gopers-eye-donald-trump-for-governor-run/

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This is why I haven't given Cuomo a penny; with this kind of desperation, Cuomo has nothing to worry about.

[Laelth]

1. That's funny. k&r for the humor value. n/t

-Laelth

[Turbineguy]

2. If you favor ignorance and stupidity long enough

eventually it comes back and bites you. To republicans, this passes as an honestly good idea.

[ABCin2014]

23. You end up with

Andrew Cuomo as Governor.

Cuomo might as well be a Republican. We need to get Gillibrand to primary the D----bag.

[Gary 50]

3. Make my day Republicans

Yeah, go ahead and run that idiot for governor. Since only about 30 percent of the population is brain dead (the ones who say Obama is responsible for the Republican shut down/ extortion) the Donald has a snowballs chance in hell of being elected to anything.

[Richardo]

4. What, Larry Klayman turned them down?

[LiberalElite]

5. HAHAHAHAHAHA-

[FSogol]

22. ^^THIS^^ The only response that article deserves.

[Xyzse]

24. That is my reaction as well.

[marble falls]

6. The Democrats are eyeing Trump for a GOP gov run too, and liking what they see.

[mountain grammy]

7. Well, that'll be fun!

[Shrike47]

8. Trump loves attention, any attention, but he won't run.

Even he can see how it would end up, and his ego wouldn't be able to stand that kind of shellacking. Besides, in political debates the other side gets to speak too. He doesn't want to hear it, notoriously thin skinned.

[A Simple Game]

14. I fear you are right that he won't run.

As a New Yorker, I would love to be able to add my vote to his humiliating defeat.

I don't consider him to be smart, but I agree he is smart enough to know he doesn't stand a chance.

[Buddha_of_Wisdom]

9. Oh god. I fear for New York...

I'm sure they'll wind up firing Trump.... and know he's one big fat loser..

[Historic NY]

10. WAHHHHHHHHHH ha ha ha.......what this the onion...

[randr]

11. He could not win an election in Haiti

let alone the state that hates him the most.

[cosmicone]

12. Trump doesn't have the guts to face voter rejection

He won't run. Ge will just make a lot of useless noise and be ridiculed only.

[Tom Rinaldo]

13. Oh Please , PLEASE, make this so!

I can think of few thinss as useful to Democrats, both in NY and around the nation than to have The Donald continually featured prominently as one of the leading faces of the new Republcian Prty. Trump would lose and lose bad of course, as will any Republcan candidate. But unlike the typical low profile sacrificial lamb who Republicans will otherwise run, Trump would be a high profile disaster. The sound bites will be priceless.

[L0oniX]

15. Why don't they nominate one of the Koch's? Stupid fuckers.

[Fuddnik]

16. Opposition Research would have a field day.

There's so much slime there to expose, he couldn't run for Dog Catcher in the future.

[Voice for Peace]

17. wow... THAT is serious desperation methinks

[AAO]

18. Everyone in NY hates Trump - WTF is he thinking (or not)

[Liberalynn]

19. All I have to say is Thank God For NYC and their power to out vote the rest of the Sate.

because there are some tea party loving Upstaters and WNY folk who would be stupid enough to vote for the Trumpster. I know because I am surrounded by them and have to live with the asshats.

[rickford66]

20. What about financial disclosure?

He wouldn't want everyone to know how little he really is worth.

[RussBLib]

21. the GOP just gets more and more insane - n/t

I said n/t!

[Grateful for Hope]

25. hilarious!

[barnabas63]

26. I think it's a brilliant idea! nt

[VanillaRhapsody]

27. Oh they couldn't be this "generous" could they?

[Turbineguy]

28. For when you need

flamboyant crazy instead of merely crazy, there's always the Donald.

[warrior1]

29. Sounds like they're scraping the bottom of the barrel