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Zuckerman Decides Not to Run Against Gillibrand for Senate Zuckerman Decides Not to Run Against Gillibrand for Senate “It had nothing to do with chances,” he said. “I really thought this was something I could have won, without question.”

Mr. Zuckerman, a billionaire who owns The Daily News and is chairman of Boston Properties,Compact fluorescent lamp, viewed Ms. Gillibrand as vulnerable and told colleagues that at a time of political tumult his background as an outsider to government would probably appeal to voters.

Over the last several weeks, he has spoken with former Gov. George E. Pataki and Edward F. Cox, the chairman of the state Republican Party, about running on the Republican ballot line, even though he is not registered with any party in New York.

He posed a serious threat to the winner of the Democratic primary: like Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg,pot pourri a close friend, #xhe planned to run as a self-financed candidate, who could spend unlimited sums of money.

In conversations, Mr. Zuckerman told party officials that missteps by Democrats had given the Republicans a rare chance of retaking a Senate seat in New York, pot pourriwhich has not elected a Republican senator since 1992.

Mr. Zuckerman said he studied the race carefully and determined that voters were grappling with “very deep anxiety over how our public life is carried on.”

He said he had been overwhelmed by the support from those who wanted to help his campaign should he run.

“It was nothing short of stunning to me,” #x he said. “It made me very serious about it.”

He called the possibility of a run for public office after this year “unlikely” but added,pot pourri “I would never say never.” 相关的主题文章：