Saturday, November 22, 2008
Now that Hillary is going to Foggy Bottom
The question of who will replace her is being kicked around in the press. The choice is made more difficult because the real liberal Democrats, all of whom are little known outside the City and Westchester, come from downstate, which already has a lock on all the other statewide offices. For that reason alone, the Governor would like to be able to pick someone from upstate. The upstate choices are good people but include Blue Dog Kirsten Gillibrand and notorious cement head Brian Higgins. Neither would be of much use in the Senate at a time when fiscal conservatism is a very bad idea. Everybodys favorite Andrew Cuomo is reported to enjoy his job as NY Attorney General too much to go to DC. Another possible is Byron Brown, former state senator and currently mayor of Buffalo. We suspect he would prefer an easier job if he could get it, but wonder if he has the network to support two statewide election runs in two years, the replacement election in 2010 and the term election in 2012. All in all, it might be better for all if Hillary just said No.
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