Foley Opens the Door to a 2014 Run
Tom Foley, the Republican businessman who narrowly lost a bitterly contested race for governor last fall, is positioning himself for a rematch with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in 2014, not a run for Connecticut's open U.S. Senate seat in 2012.
In an interview, Foley said he was content to cede the GOP nomination for the Senate to Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee who lost to Democrat Richard Blumenthal last year, or one of the other Republicans now exploring a run to succeed the retiring independent, Joseph I. Lieberman.
"I still think I'm best-qualified and best-able to help Connecticut in the governor's office," said Foley, who grew wealthy acquiring and running companies. "So, I think I'll be looking seriously at 2014. I hope to have an opportunity to run again."
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Tom Foley is Permanently Flawed for Public Office
Mr. Foley showed many flaws and outright black marks in his previous candidacy, and his future opponents will never let the voters forget all that. Lots of dirty laundry, too many question marks. Issues of trust. Despite wasting $10.8 Million of his personal money on countless TV ads, he still could not win. It is time for him to step aside and let new candidates with fresh ideas come to the front. If he runs again for anything, maybe other than Mayor of Greenwich, his opponents will haul out all that bad stuff that surfaced last time, and Foley once again will be "The Rich Guy Loser."
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