The top Democratic choices to run for the seat of retiring Rep. Vito Fossella are quickly whittling down. State Sen. Diane Savino removed her name from consideration last week, and now, Assemblyman Mike Cusick is saying that he won’t be running, either:
“I took a hard look at Congress,” Cusick (D-Mid-Island) told the Advance in a telephone interview moments ago. “I looked hard at what it would take to get there. The one thing utmost in my mind was what would be best for the people I serve, and the people of Staten Island as a whole.”
Cusick said he was also concerned about having a fight over the seat within the Democratic Party.
“I don’t want to have a fight for the seat, a fight in the party,” Cusick said. “This is a hard decision for me.”
With this news, all eyes turn to NYC Councilman Mike McMahon, a Richmond County resident who has expressed an interest in running. If we can’t get McMahon to run here, or get one of the earlier drop-outs to reconsider, then Team Blue is in big trouble.
(H/T: Jonah in NYC)