King leaning against running for NY-Sen

by: Matt

Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 14:22:25 PM EDT

Hours after we found out that Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D) is running for Senator in New York, now comes word that Rep. Peter King (R) will likely not run for his party's nomination:

Rep. Peter King said Tuesday the odds of him challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 are now "less than 50-50" after he was appointed to the House intelligence committee.

King (R-Seaford) said he told House Minority Leader John Boehner (R- Ohio) that he "probably" will not run for the Senate and spoke pessimistically about his ability to raise enough money for a statewide race.

"I'm probably leaning against it," King said. "There's no doubt I want to run. On the other hand I don't know if I can raise the $30 [million] to $40 million I'd need."
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King said he still plans to make a formal decision on the race by Labor Day.