It’s a sad fact that in punditry and politics, all speculation must eventually come to an end. Though Las Vegas Oscar Goodman invited and ignited much conjecture about his possible gubernatorial run through a series of public and private statements over the last nine months, today he pulled the plug on the guessing game.
As first broken by Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston from his @RalstonFlash Twitter account at 12:13 p.m. today, sources in Goodman’s office said he was going to announce he would not be running for governor. And at his 2:00 p.m. press conference from City Hall, Goodman did just that.
Goodman, a former Democrat, had changed his party affiliation to non-partisan in December in a move that left many wondering if he was indeed serious about jumping in the race. A Nevada News Bureau poll done in late November showed Goodman would have pulled more support from Democrat Rory Reid than from Republican Brian Sandoval in a three-way match up.
So what will Goodman do when his mayoral time is up in 15 months? Las Vegas CityLife editor @SteveSebelius ReTweeted my query and started a new subject for speculation today at 12:18:
RT @elizcrum: So… If not a run for gov, what WILL Goodman do after his term is up? // Serve as First Gentleman to Mayor CAROLYN Goodman!
