CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Former New York Gov. George Pataki, who has twice before flirted with a run for president, said Monday he’s again considering a White House campaign because the nation can’t risk electing another Democratic president.
“That’s one of the reasons I think the outcome of this election is so important, and I’m so much more inclined to get involved,” Pataki said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The Republican capped a two-day trip to the early voting state of New Hampshire on Monday, sounding very much like a politician ready to jump into what’s expected to be a deep field of GOP candidates that could number more than a dozen.
While in New Hampshire, he criticized a number of President Barack Obama’s policies, including his recent executive order on immigration that offered protections against deportation to millions of immigrants living in the country illegally.
Pataki said he supports the efforts of House Republicans to dismantle that action.