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Clinton allies wanted NY Gov to kill license plan
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 Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:00 am Post subject: Clinton allies wanted NY Gov to kill license plan |
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 Clinton allies wanted NY Gov to kill license plan
Gov. Spitzer said public opposition made him end his crusade to give illegal immigrants driver's licenses, but Democrats caught in the crossfire, namely Hillary Clinton, privately made it clear they wanted the issue to die.Since announcing the plan in September, his initiative had cascaded beyond New York, bursting into a national controversy that caused a monstrous headache for Clinton's presidential campaign and sent Spitzer's popularity skidding.
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Gov. Spitzer said public opposition made him end his crusade to give illegal immigrants driver's licenses, but Democrats caught in the crossfire, namely Hillary Clinton, privately made it clear they wanted the issue to die.Since announcing the plan in September, his initiative had cascaded beyond New York, bursting into a national controversy that caused a monstrous headache for Clinton's presidential campaign and sent Spitzer's popularity skidding.Democratic sources told the Daily News Clinton allies asked Spitzer in recent days to shelve the plan before tonight's Las Vegas debate of Democratic presidential candidates."By the time they even called, the [governor's] decision was made," said a knowledgeable source.Spitzer, in a New York 1 interview, said, "It wasn't tomorrow night's debate that pushed the timing on this," but he ducked a question from a reporter in Washington on private conversations with the New York senator."I do not discuss and won't what any individual member of the House or Senate recommended," Spitzer said.Spitzer said he wasn't going to fight public opinion anymore."Leadership is not solely about doing what one thinks is right. Leadership is also about listening to the public," Spitzer said after a meeting with New York's congressional delegation in Washington.Gone was Spitzer's trademark stridency and bluster as he laid out his reasoning for spiking his idea.
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