 (Businessman Andrew Saul, a Bush appointee as Chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and a board member of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), also ran, but withdrew from the race for the Republican nomination in November 2007).As of his October 15 report, Saul had raised more than $781,000 for the race, outraising the incumbent, while Lalor had raised less than $30,000, leading pundits to question his viability as a candidate in an election year where the Republican party is looking for candidates who self-finance.In connection with his campaign, Lalor appeared on radio and television programs, including Fox News Channel and was described as "proud to call himself a Reagan Republican"; he believed a conservative candidate would have the best chance of unseating Democratic incumbent John Hall.