2. Alec Baldwin Spurred by Weinergate Toward Mayoral Bid
Anthony Weiner’s implosion is causing Democrats to reconsider their options.
One individual who is taking a new look at the political landscape is none other than Alec Baldwin, who is considering a run for New York City mayor now that front-runner Weiner is likely out of the race.
A source close to the actor told The Daily that Baldwin said, “Hey, maybe this changes the race. The dynamics have shifted.”
When asked about the rumored candidacy, a Baldwin spokesperson said, “I wouldn't rule it out.”
Baldwin, a dyed-in-the-wool liberal Democrat, has mulled his political possibilities for a while now.
He spoke about changing professions in 1997, telling New York magazine, “The men and women that run the world are in their 50s. It takes time to build that kind of thing. I’m 39.”
He has now reached the self-imposed age stipulation.
During a 2008 interview on “60 Minutes,” Baldwin indicated that when he was done acting he might venture into politics.
“There’s no age limit on running for office, to a degree… [It's] something I might do, one day,” he said.
In January 2011, the actor told CNN he was “very interested” in becoming a politician but would only run for office in New York City.
“I do believe that people want to believe that someone who deeply cares about the middle class … would like to seek public office,” he said.
Baldwin recently announced that the next season of “30 Rock” would be his last.
The sitcom’s next season happens to be in 2012, and production coincidentally wraps just in time for the New York mayoral elections.
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