why, he's not running for governor again.
This isn't 1994 when Pataki was a harmless backbencher 2nd year state Senator taking on the evil Mario Cuomo. He's had 12 years of a mediocre to poor track record as Governor (remember, the only reason why he isn't running to break Nelson Rockefeller's 4-term modern-era record is because he knows he'll lose to ANY 'Rat this time around). Pataki hasn't got the strength or the dynamism (or the aforementioned not-so-stellar record) to challenge Hillary. He wouldn't even get 40% of the vote.