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Ford Won't Challenge Gillibrand
March 2nd, 2010

Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The New York Times has published an op-ed by Ford explaining his decision. Ford writes he decided not to run because, “I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans.”

Ford takes shots at “party bosses” who he says tried to “bully” him out of the race, and the Democratic party in general.

“The cruel twist,” Ford writes, “of course, is that the party bosses who tried to intimidate me so that I wouldn’t even think about running against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who had been appointed to the seat by Gov. David A. Paterson, are the same people responsible for putting Democratic control of the Senate at risk.”

Which Republican will challenge Gillibrand is still unclear.

By David King on March 2, 2010, 1:34 am
In category: Albany, Eye on Albany | 1 Comment »

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