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Rep. Pete King


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Conventional Wisdom
Strengths
- Strong stance on fighting terrorism.
Weaknesses
- Little known nationally.
- Running for president from the House has not proven successful in recent decades.
- Limited fundraising ability.

Notes, Coverage and Speeches
 
King ruled out a presidential run in a July 1, 2015 interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer (>).  He achieved potential candidate status by making numerous visits to New Hampshire (reportedly a dozen visits...Democracy in Action tallied nine; his office did not respond to repeated enquiries), but really was on very few people's lists.

2013 Year in Review - The ten-term congressman from Long Island (NY-2) has been a sharp critic of Sen. Ted Cruz and his strategy which led to the government shutdown.  In an Oct. 14 interview on "Piers Morgan Live," King stated, "[W]e have to go after him...we are not going to allow Ted Cruz to hijack this party, and bring the country to the edge of ruin.  It's just wrong."  King, who is a member of the Homeland Security Committee and chairs the Sub-Committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence and is as well a member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has also lambasted Sen. Rand Paul for advocating "isolation."  King's considerations of a possible presidential campaign include five visits to New Hampshire since August.  On Dec. 13 he formed a leadership PAC, the American Leadership Now PAC, to help cover travel expenses and support like-minded candidates; ABC News described the PAC as an "anti-Tea Party PAC."
  this page last revised July 1, 2015
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