Also, he wants to normalize relations with Cuba and Venezuela. He’s (mostly) pro-abortion, as well as pro-gay marriage and pro-immigration reform. In the end River pulled the lever for Obama because of social issues. He signed up with the GOP in 2009, after previously been registered as unaffiliated with any party, according to a Newark Star Ledger story. He is a registered Republican, by the way. “Unfettered, theirs is a recipe for generational catastrophe,” Rivera writes. He decries the Democrats’ inaction on the federal deficit, and says the nation’s big entitlement programs need reform. However, he attempts to dodge this by saying that he endorsed Mitt Romney’s economic platform. That’s going to be a problem right up front. First, he voted for President Obama in 2012, according to his Fox News Latino essay. Let’s go down the list of his positions on some-hot button issues. Moral nation? Why Germany changed course so radically on Russia. The sound level on his butterscotch broadcast voice always seems to be set to “stun.”īut here’s another question: is he really a Republican? Of course, with Geraldo it is hard to distinguish between genuine enthusiasm and sheer volume. On a “ Fox and Friends” appearance on Friday, Rivera elaborated on his ideology, saying that he’s a moderate Republican looking to revitalize the GOP. He’s already outlined some of his views on issues in an op-ed for Fox News, which is more than Ashley Judd has done after weeks of contemplating a Senate run in Kentucky. Is he serious about this? After all, when non-politician celebrities talk about running for office, often they’re just looking for more attention, or have an ancillary product to sell.īut we must say that right now Geraldo seems like he’s really enthusiastic about a possible foray into politics. Frank Lautenberg, or Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who’d likely win the Democratic primary if Lautenberg decides to retire.
He says he’d run as a Republican against either incumbent Democrat Sen. As we wrote Thursday, veteran broadcast journalist Geraldo Rivera is “ truly contemplating” (his words) campaigning for a US Senate seat from New Jersey in 2014.