Bloomberg campaign shops for a Democrat

Published: March. 30, 2005 at 2:11 PM

NEW YORK, March 30 (UPI) -- GOP New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is looking for a high-profile Democrat -- possibly former mayor Ed Koch -- to join his re-election campaign.

A Bloomberg spokesman Tuesday announced Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella would be the "Republican chairman" of the campaign, leaving open the possibility of a Democratic counterpart, the New York Post reported.

Former Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari told the newspaper Koch is on the mayor's shortlist, although the New York icon said knows nothing about it.

"They haven't mentioned it to me," he said.

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