Months after he announced he was dropping a 2010 bid for U.S. Senate, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) told Fox Business today that he may still yet run.
King was considered a viable challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) until he announced in August that he would not run for her seat. At the time, King said the 3-million-voter edge Democrats have in New York would require him to raise at least $30 million to run.
But today, King told Don Imus, “I am looking at the statewide race.”
“Actually, I am looking at it — you know, a lot of people have come to me,” he said.
In May, a Marist poll showed that King trailed Gillibrand, 42%-31%, closing the 49%-23% Gillibrand had just two months earlier.
Late update: Republican sources tell TPM that it still appears to be unlikely that King will enter the race.
Additional reporting by Eric Kleefeld
