Meet Mort Meek

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Mortimer B. Zuckerman, the real estate tycoon and publisher of The Daily News, is considering a bid for the Senate seat now held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand, according to two people told of the discussions.

Mr. Zuckerman regards Ms. Gillibrand as vulnerable to a challenge and is hoping that, at a time of economic tumult and political unrest, his background as an outsider to government, and his record as a business executive, will appeal to the state’s electorate, these people said.

He would be the latest boldface name to weigh a run for the seat this fall; a former Tennessee congressman, Harold E. Ford Jr., is mulling a primary run against Ms. Gillibrand, a fellow Democrat, and will make a decision in the next few weeks.

The discussions were preliminary, the two people cautioned, with many details of a possible candidacy yet to be worked out. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were meant to be private and Mr. Zuckerman had not made up his mind.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/nyregion/13mort.html?hp

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Yeah, I read that yesterday, he's kinda interesting as I have watched him on Mcglaughlin Group.

Even though he is a Democrat he actually deals in common sense to draw conclusions.

These are the types of Folks the Democrats should be running if they had any sense.

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Interesting. Some more info from the NY Times article Bill posted.

I was wondering which party he might run for:

Though not currently enrolled in a party, he is known as a Democrat. But if he ran for the Senate, it would very likely be as a Republican or independent so he could avoid a costly primary.

I knew these things:

Mr. Zuckerman is an outspoken supporter of Israel, and over the last few years, he has become a high-profile student of the national economy, raising his visibility through television appearances on shows like “Meet the Press” and in newspaper and magazine opinion articles. He recently attended a White House economic forum.

I did not know this:

Mr. Zuckerman, a resident of the Upper East Side of Manhattan, was born in Quebec. He is now an American citizen.

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It's fun watching Pat and Mort on the same stage. They have similar viewpoints on everything but Israel.

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ETA: That was a year ago, and almost psychic!

Edited February 13, 2010 by Lone Ranger