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brooklynite

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Wed May 3, 2017, 03:42 PM May 2017

Joe Piscopo will not run for N.J. governor, plans to endorse Guadagno

Source: Newark Star-Ledger

TRENTON -- Former "Saturday Night Live" star Joe Piscopo will not run for governor of New Jersey, and will instead endorse the Republican front-runner, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.

"We are going to support Kim," Piscopo told NJ Advance Media on Wednesday shortly before going on his morning radio show on 970-AM to make the announcement.

Guadagno had made a pilgrimage to Piscopo's home on Saturday and asked for a sit-down, promising to address his concerns in her campaign if he would agree not to divide the party, Piscopo said.

On Wednesday, Piscopo appeared with Guadagno in tow at a remote broadcast of his radio show at a Salem Broadcasting breakfast in Paramus. After months of flirting with an independent run, Piscopo said that "with a heavy heart" he'd decided not to. However, he quickly added that he would support the lieutenant governor after she'd agreed to adopt many of his initiatives.



Read more: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/jersey_joe_piscopo_just_made_a_big_announcement.html

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Joe Piscopo will not run for N.J. governor, plans to endorse Guadagno (Original Post) brooklynite May 2017 OP
She's a piece of work herself. God help New Jersey. Demit May 2017 #1
Piscopo.. Another washed up celebrity NewRedDawn May 2017 #2
I've had sleepless nights hibbing May 2017 #3
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