Spin Cycle

A powerful Democratic congressman yesterday offered his two cents on who he would like to see run for president — on the Republican side.
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, of Manhattan, incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, chimed in at a news conference when Mayor Michael Bloomberg was asked about the interest of his predecessor, Rudolph Giuliani, in a White House bid.
“I’m supporting Giuliani,” Rangel said, drawing laughs from the audience at an event on the Lower East Side announcing a new $150 million anti-poverty initiative.
Bloomberg, for his part, said he had not discussed the race with Giuliani but would urge anyone interested in running to go for it. Citing the current possible hopefuls: Republicans Gov. George Pataki and Giuliani and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-New York), he pointedly ignored a reporter’s suggestion that he himself would round out the list.
He said he wished the “three potential candidates” well.

Emi Endo