The Nation : Kissinger Not a Candidate
Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger said that he had decided not to challenge Mario M. Cuomo for governor of New York because he doesn’t have enough time to raise funds and organize a campaign. “I would immediately have to abandon all existing commitments to devote myself full-time to the substance, organization and financing of an effective gubernatorial race,” Kissinger said in a statement. “Circumstances do not permit this on such short notice.” Polls showed Kissinger badly trailing Cuomo. The decision leaves state Republicans scrambling to find a candidate.
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