"I'm not alone in being baffled by the candidacy of George Elmer Pataki."

posted Jul 30, 2015 at 12:30 PM

Given that his chances of winning seem vanishingly small, why is George Pataki running for President? That's the question T.A. Frank looks into over at the National Journal as he follows Pataki around New Hampshire, exploring the psychology of longshot candidates -- and whether its the process of running for President, and not candidates like Pataki, that is flawed. [National Journal]

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I really don't get why Pataki didn't run back in 2008 and instead waited until 8 years later to finally do so. He seemed to be very focused on creating a legacy when he left office in 2006 so that he looked good in a presidential run a few years later. I imagine he would have been far more relevant and may have encountered more success if he he quickly transitioned over to presidential run after 12 years of being a relatively popular Republican Governor in a blue state.

... said abc on Jul 30, 2015 at 3:52 PM | link

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