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NY-Sen-B: The Next Senator from New York?
Caroline Kennedy faces the press:
66 thoughts on “NY-Sen-B: The Next Senator from New York?”
Probably not the best press coverage she could get by not answering these questions.
I wish Governor Paterson picks someone outside the box, like Jonthan Powers even. Iraq War vet, younger. He wouldnt have the name rec. that people like Kennedy would, but hes got time and its NY, its not like a Republican is going to win here anyways.
I’m interested in hearing what you think David?
From a political perspective, ith her making it clear that she wants to run I don’t know if Gov. Patterson can pick some member of Congress whose name ID outside of their district is virtually nil.
is a bit of a tough one, I think. None of the people who are being mentioned as interested are really answering questions, but then, there could be said to be a difference between Caroline K. and the others because of their elected status. At the same time, the tradition around how you lobby for this kind of appointment generally suggests you keep a low-profile.
As an attorney what kind of case work has she done? This isn’t a gotcha question I was wondering what her expertise may be. I know she wrote some books and that’s great, but do we have more information?
How nervy is it to make comparasions between Caroline and Palin. Frankly some people should check themselves on that front.
It wasnt so long ago the same critics were saying what business does Hillary have… How Dare the carpetbagger move to NY and become a Senator… Just what experience does she have, they said, other than having married the President. No experience other than one failed attempt at policy.
I guess the only qualifications needed to be appointed is to have already been in office… yet we spend how much of our collective time promoting and working for 1st time candidates.
Such the double standard because of her last name, which for me, as a liberal, already tells me some things about her background, her positions and her credentials. We may not be blessed to have Uncle Ted fighting for us much longer, I for one, would be damn happy to see Caroline pick up the torch.
But she’s a way better choice than most, especially from a mercenary it’s-nice-to-have-high-profile-Democratic-women perspective. Also, if she doesn’t get it, hopefully that will kill Cuomo too.
…last night and got slammed pretty hard.
I agree exactly. Where was she when Dems were dreadful in the early 2000’s. She did nothing, no public statements, no political aspirations, nothing. The lack of a public record is a big issue. And why would voting 100% of the time with Obama be good. Some of his policies don’t necessarily benefit New Yorkers. How much campaigning did he do in upstate NY?
Now while people may not like Hillary (or Palin for that matter), consider this about them in contrast to CK:
1. They were elected, and ran campaigns.
2. Both had some prior experience, even if Hillary’s wasn’t as official.
3. Both were wildly popular with their constituents who elected them.
4. Both actually seemed to go out and meet the people they represent (I’m referring to Plain in her governor role…i know the vP thing was a mess. Hillary visited every county in the state at least once per year.
CK could have run when Hillary did but didn’t because she didn’t want to fight a Repub congress/president. Why would I want her if when the fighting gets tough she will back down and NY won’t get served.
I also hear people talk about the causes CK supports, and while admirable, why not keep doing that if its so important. Couldn’t someone else with tested views, experience, etc represent NY and CK could just keep doing fundraisers, writing books, etc.
NY needs solid “give em hell” representation, not quiet demure passivity that won’t have a noticeable impact other than replacing a woman with a woman.
Obama might be better served by CK not getting selected. His VP selection co-chair gets appointed to Senate to fill a vacancy he helped create. Good god, Blagojevich got caught before doing the deed, why would Obama not weigh in on this. The quid pro quo is somewhat there…
If Norm Coleman wins, Patterson can appoint Al Franken as Senator from New York. Eh?
Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey, now Mayor Bloomberg’s main political guru, has been working the phones to snare support for Kennedy, sources said. Obama advertising specialist John Del Cecato is also on her team.
Meanwhile, a senior state Democrat told The Post that Charles O’Byrne, a Kennedy family friend who officiated at the wedding and the funeral of Caroline’s brother John Jr., was directly involved in Caroline’s efforts to win the Senate post.
The troops are rolling. She probably has the biggest and best advocates / staffers / etc. going for her right now.
And that turned out pretty well.
Why don’t you people get worked up about the fact that Obama has appointed more Republicans than progressive Democrats to his cabinet instead of bitching about the appointment of a progressive Demcorat as senator in New York.
To see the mostly negative reaction from this thread. I don’t know any of you personally, but I think its safe to assume that most of us are post-Baby Boomers. So we weren’t alive for Vietnam, and the JFK and RFK assasination. I say this because I spoke to my uncle and aunt who remember all of those things and their thrilled about this. When I tried to bring up the critiques of her, they almost got angry as they view her almost as a member of the family.
The other thing, is that I honestly think this may be inevitable now. I think Andrew Cuomo is the only person whose got the name ID to be a plausible alternative. But he’s got some of the same critiques surrounding him of nepotism, but he’s got a good bit of political experience. Also because of his past marriage with a Kennedy this choice could be seen as a poke in the eye. Of all the other names mentioned, can Patterson really stand at that podium and announce Kristen Gillibrand, or one of those other Congresspeople whose name has been mentioned, who 7 out of 10 New Yorkers have never heard of?
Governor Paterson better get his act together quick. These numerous tax hikes are causing his approvals to plummet. He’s gone from 60%+ approvals to 45% in only a couple months. If he doesn’t turn things around he will be ripe for a challenge in 2010.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Paterson is doing as Governor?
Approve 45%
Disapprove 44%
as far as I’ve heard.
Caroline’s biggest draw is how close she is to the President-elect, which is what New York needs right now.
I think she could’ve handled the press better, but that may take work. Obama didn’t exactly handle the press well when he started…Palin was a disaster (though she improved over time…her turkey massacre conference was a big step up)
Have to say I’m warming to the idea of a caretaker appointment. If Kennedy thinks she’s the best person for the job, let her take it to the voters in 2010. In the meantime, Patterson could appoint someone who would vow not to seek the seat in the special election. Someone like Liz Holtzman comes to mind, if she’s interested (I know I’ve heard her name floated around).
I know the Democrats would like to avoid a primary, but I think any of the likely candidates emerging from the contest–Kennedy, Cuomo, Israel, Gillibrand, or somone else–would not have a great deal of trouble keeping the seat.
So I didn’t have enough time to respond to this, since the computer I had access to had no speakers and I couldn’t find any. But anyways Caroline, that looked like absolute crap! If you want to be a Senator, you kinda have to answer questions.
Probably not the best press coverage she could get by not answering these questions.
I wish Governor Paterson picks someone outside the box, like Jonthan Powers even. Iraq War vet, younger. He wouldnt have the name rec. that people like Kennedy would, but hes got time and its NY, its not like a Republican is going to win here anyways.
I’m interested in hearing what you think David?
From a political perspective, ith her making it clear that she wants to run I don’t know if Gov. Patterson can pick some member of Congress whose name ID outside of their district is virtually nil.
is a bit of a tough one, I think. None of the people who are being mentioned as interested are really answering questions, but then, there could be said to be a difference between Caroline K. and the others because of their elected status. At the same time, the tradition around how you lobby for this kind of appointment generally suggests you keep a low-profile.
As an attorney what kind of case work has she done? This isn’t a gotcha question I was wondering what her expertise may be. I know she wrote some books and that’s great, but do we have more information?
How nervy is it to make comparasions between Caroline and Palin. Frankly some people should check themselves on that front.
It wasnt so long ago the same critics were saying what business does Hillary have… How Dare the carpetbagger move to NY and become a Senator… Just what experience does she have, they said, other than having married the President. No experience other than one failed attempt at policy.
I guess the only qualifications needed to be appointed is to have already been in office… yet we spend how much of our collective time promoting and working for 1st time candidates.
Such the double standard because of her last name, which for me, as a liberal, already tells me some things about her background, her positions and her credentials. We may not be blessed to have Uncle Ted fighting for us much longer, I for one, would be damn happy to see Caroline pick up the torch.
But she’s a way better choice than most, especially from a mercenary it’s-nice-to-have-high-profile-Democratic-women perspective. Also, if she doesn’t get it, hopefully that will kill Cuomo too.
…last night and got slammed pretty hard.
I agree exactly. Where was she when Dems were dreadful in the early 2000’s. She did nothing, no public statements, no political aspirations, nothing. The lack of a public record is a big issue. And why would voting 100% of the time with Obama be good. Some of his policies don’t necessarily benefit New Yorkers. How much campaigning did he do in upstate NY?
Now while people may not like Hillary (or Palin for that matter), consider this about them in contrast to CK:
1. They were elected, and ran campaigns.
2. Both had some prior experience, even if Hillary’s wasn’t as official.
3. Both were wildly popular with their constituents who elected them.
4. Both actually seemed to go out and meet the people they represent (I’m referring to Plain in her governor role…i know the vP thing was a mess. Hillary visited every county in the state at least once per year.
CK could have run when Hillary did but didn’t because she didn’t want to fight a Repub congress/president. Why would I want her if when the fighting gets tough she will back down and NY won’t get served.
I also hear people talk about the causes CK supports, and while admirable, why not keep doing that if its so important. Couldn’t someone else with tested views, experience, etc represent NY and CK could just keep doing fundraisers, writing books, etc.
NY needs solid “give em hell” representation, not quiet demure passivity that won’t have a noticeable impact other than replacing a woman with a woman.
Obama might be better served by CK not getting selected. His VP selection co-chair gets appointed to Senate to fill a vacancy he helped create. Good god, Blagojevich got caught before doing the deed, why would Obama not weigh in on this. The quid pro quo is somewhat there…
If Norm Coleman wins, Patterson can appoint Al Franken as Senator from New York. Eh?
http://www.politico.com/blogs/…
The troops are rolling. She probably has the biggest and best advocates / staffers / etc. going for her right now.
And that turned out pretty well.
Why don’t you people get worked up about the fact that Obama has appointed more Republicans than progressive Democrats to his cabinet instead of bitching about the appointment of a progressive Demcorat as senator in New York.
To see the mostly negative reaction from this thread. I don’t know any of you personally, but I think its safe to assume that most of us are post-Baby Boomers. So we weren’t alive for Vietnam, and the JFK and RFK assasination. I say this because I spoke to my uncle and aunt who remember all of those things and their thrilled about this. When I tried to bring up the critiques of her, they almost got angry as they view her almost as a member of the family.
The other thing, is that I honestly think this may be inevitable now. I think Andrew Cuomo is the only person whose got the name ID to be a plausible alternative. But he’s got some of the same critiques surrounding him of nepotism, but he’s got a good bit of political experience. Also because of his past marriage with a Kennedy this choice could be seen as a poke in the eye. Of all the other names mentioned, can Patterson really stand at that podium and announce Kristen Gillibrand, or one of those other Congresspeople whose name has been mentioned, who 7 out of 10 New Yorkers have never heard of?
Governor Paterson better get his act together quick. These numerous tax hikes are causing his approvals to plummet. He’s gone from 60%+ approvals to 45% in only a couple months. If he doesn’t turn things around he will be ripe for a challenge in 2010.
http://www.surveyusa.com/clien…
as far as I’ve heard.
Caroline’s biggest draw is how close she is to the President-elect, which is what New York needs right now.
I think she could’ve handled the press better, but that may take work. Obama didn’t exactly handle the press well when he started…Palin was a disaster (though she improved over time…her turkey massacre conference was a big step up)
Have to say I’m warming to the idea of a caretaker appointment. If Kennedy thinks she’s the best person for the job, let her take it to the voters in 2010. In the meantime, Patterson could appoint someone who would vow not to seek the seat in the special election. Someone like Liz Holtzman comes to mind, if she’s interested (I know I’ve heard her name floated around).
I know the Democrats would like to avoid a primary, but I think any of the likely candidates emerging from the contest–Kennedy, Cuomo, Israel, Gillibrand, or somone else–would not have a great deal of trouble keeping the seat.
So I didn’t have enough time to respond to this, since the computer I had access to had no speakers and I couldn’t find any. But anyways Caroline, that looked like absolute crap! If you want to be a Senator, you kinda have to answer questions.
Please don’t turn into another Sarah Palin.