New York Republicans are in discussions with Donald Trump about a possible gubernatorial run in 2006.
The New York Daily News, citing unnamed Republicans, reported Friday that Trump, the billionaire real estate developer and TV personality, is considering a run for governor as a Republican.Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno on Friday confirmed to News Channel 10 in Albany that he had been referring to Trump when he suggested on Thursday that a big-name candidate could be waiting in the wings to enter the 2006 governor’s race on the GOP side.
Is he electable? I think so. Would he be a good governor? As Trump himself has said when evaluating contestants on The Apprentice, he could be a spectacular success or a disaster. One certainty is my view is that a get-it-done guy like Trump will experience profound frustration at the difference between New York real estate and Albany politics. I wonder how a guy with a hand shaking phobia could campaign for the highest office in the state, but I guess when you have an ego the size of Donald Trump’s, you figure out a way.
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Althouse has a post about this same topic and one of her commenters noted that the financial disclosure requirements for politicians may prove troubling for Trump (i.e., not wanting to give opponents information about his bankruptcies, etc.)
Plus his well-known aversion to shaking hands seems an odd one for a politcian to have.
I can’t say for sure, but isn’t Trump normally in favor of higher taxes? That may go over well in New York but it’s hard to imagine a lot of Republicans going for that.
Of course he is the best at making sure that jobs get done on time and on busget…can anyone imagine someone like that working in government?