According to the New Haven Register, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has ruled out a run for the Governor’s mansion in 2010. Instead, he will run seek another term as AG, “because it is a job I love because it enables me to fight for people and make a difference. I have no plan to run for governor.”
There could be a light at the end of the tunnel, though. Blumenthal made his clearest statement yet citing interest in the 2012 Senate race, though still beneath a thick layer of qualification. “It would be a challenge that I would welcome,” Blumenthal said, “if it were the right time to do it, and I thought I could make a difference. Stay tuned.”
For the time being though, this means the Governor’s race will be only slightly less nuts.
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Both Simmons and McMahon lead Dodd in latest Q-Poll:
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1395
Simmons leads Dodd 49 – 38
Linda McMahon leads Dodd 43-41 percent
Dodd is done!
“because it is a job I love because it enables me to fight for people and make a difference. I have no plan to run for governor.”
It means he can keep suing people and threatening legal action, and not be subject to the consequences. When you’re governor, and you pursue policies that may sound “fair” but result in less employment, people hold you accountable, while they don’t hold you accountable like that if you are AG.
For an example, one need to look no further than New York State. When Spitzer was Attorney General, he was dead set against the Broadwater natural gas terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound. When he became governor, he suddenly became more measured. This is because he probably realized that New York State needs electric power, and if coal is unacceptable, more nuclear is unacceptable, and renewables are only going to yield so much, so natural gas was the way to go. To burn natural gas you need to actually have natural gas, and Broadwater was a way to get natural gas.
Most people though Spitzer was going to allow the terminal, but a few weeks before he made his decision, he decided to run off with a prostitute…
Being governor means having to make tough choices. Much tougher than being A.G.
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