Ledger · Before politics · № 8
The New York governor run he said he'd decide on "pretty soon"
Never delivered“[paraphrase] It's a possibility — I'll make a decision at some time pretty soon, if the Republican Party unifies behind me.”
- Promised
- , Interviews and a meeting with New York Republican lawmakers
- Stated deadline
- “a decision at some time pretty soon”
- Re-promised
- 2 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Elections
- Era
- Before politics
What happened
Trump strung along New York Republicans recruiting him to challenge Governor Andrew Cuomo, setting a condition — party unity behind him — that he controlled the goalposts for. He never ran. Rob Astorino became the Republican nominee and lost to Cuomo in November 2014. The episode followed the same tease-then-decline pattern as 2000, 2011 and 2012.