Rudy might go for three. Rich Galen reports:
The Mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, has asked the remaining contenders in the race to succeed him for permission to remain in office for six months. Two of them have agreed to something on the order of three months allowing Giuliani to remain until the end of March, 2002.
According to Mullings sources, the Mayor met with conservative leaders on Wednesday night to explore the possibility of end-running the two-term limit by allowing him to run on the Conservative line. Some observers believe that Giuliani could run as a write-in and, according people close to the discussions, Terry Gray, who is the Conservative Party's candidate, might agree to withdraw and allow Giuliani to run as a write-in.
I don't know much about New York's term limits law, but I do know that Rudy Giuliani's popularity is so high right now that he would almost certainly win in November. If he runs and wins, that's basically a death knell for term limits laws everywhere. While I'm no fan of term limits laws, I'm not sure if this is really the best way to kill them.
Posted by wasylik at September 28, 2001 10:09 AM