“Thank you for joining me today in front of this famous statue of Theodore Roosevelt, one of New York’s great political leaders. I’m proud to announce that I’m running a fusion candidacy for mayor in 2013,” Manhattan Media C.E.O. Tom Allon proclaimed in front of a small gathering of reporters in the Upper West Side this morning. “I’m now a registered Republican and I will be the Republican and Liberal Party nominee in 2013.”

Mr. Allon, who was previously running as a Democrat continued by vowing to run “a fusion campaign that would make Theodore Roosevelt proud.”

“We need a leader who will lead rather than pander, who will not put forward these counterproductive ideas like raising taxes on the wealthy,” Mr. Allon said. “I’m here today to ensure New Yorkers that they will have a real choice in 2013.” Read More