The race for New York's 13th Congressional District is still wide open for Republicans, with several names already have been floated and subsequently dropped from the radar screen. Now that the Democratic Party has practically chosen it's candidate (over the hardworking, progressive Steve Harrison), the GOP will need someone to try and hold the seat. With no one really coming forward, what is their base to do? The party has done a terrible job of creating backup for Vito and now they're going to pay for it. Just look at who has come out of the woodwork recently.
From The NY Daily News:
With Republicans struggling to find a replacement for the disgraced Rep. Vito Fossella, Curtis Sliwa thinks he may have found the GOP's perfect angel - himself.
The WABC radio talk show host and Guardian Angels founder said Wednesday he'd be willing to run for the 13th Congressional District seat - which covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn - if no one from the district steps forward.[...]
"I can be the fail-safe guy," Sliwa told the Daily News, a day after he made his willingness clear in a letter to Staten Island GOP Chairman John Friscia.
Local Republican leaders said a Sliwa bid was worth considering - provided the straight-talking, beret-wearing radio host isn't just trying to boost his ratings.
Curtis is also known for being shot multiple times in the back of a cab, presumably a failed hit job by the Gotti family back in 1992 due to various comments Sliwa made about Gotti, Sr. He has done a lot in his 54 years and is definitely quite the character. Of course, if this is the best the Republicans can do against a seasoned NY legislator like Michael McMahon then I look forward to taking back the final Congressional District in NYC for the Democratic Party.
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