Trump could be considering run for governor

[sws4420]

http://www.strategiy.com/news%5C20050405135217%5Cdonald-trump.JPG

Could Donald Trump's next big project be political? The New York Daily News, citing unnamed Republicans, reports today that Trump, the billionaire real estate developer and TV personality, is considering a run for New York governor as a Republican.

The report came after Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno Thursday suggested a big-name candidate could be waiting in the wings to enter the 2006 governor's race on the GOP side.

Bruno, however, wouldn't name the mystery office seeker, and Trump's office in New York had no immediate comment.

State GOP Executive Director Ryan Moses says neither he nor state party Chairman Stephen Minarik have had any discussions with Trump about running.

Trump flirted with a possible run for president on the Reform Party ticket in 2000. He has also given money to Republicans and Democrats alike in state races.

Republicans are looking for a candidate with name recognition and money to take on the only announced Democratic candidate, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer is far ahead of other candidates for governor in the early polls.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10655330/

[Venus]

WTF, I saw this on the news. Just because you are a business man you think you can run government? It takes more than business wits.

[trojanmiro]

id rather vote for a business man then a actor. i think its a great idea. i think most politicians lack business skills, hence why every form of government is in debt.

[sws4420]

I have mixed feelings about this. He'd be taking a humungous pay cut. Being a great businessman will get you far in some respects, but as a governor? I'm not sure that the governor is all that hands-on in state spending anyway.