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NY Gov. Hillary's Consolation Prize?
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 NY Gov. Hillary's Consolation Prize?
By Nicholas ConfessoreNY TIMES — It would mean more trips to Rome, N.Y., than Rome, Italy, more dinners with state legislators than dinners with heads of state. But should Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton run for governor of New York rather than president of the United States, some things would be familiar: outraged Republicans, legislative gridlock and many men who have never had a woman for a boss.
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By Nicholas ConfessoreNY TIMES — It would mean more trips to Rome, N.Y., than Rome, Italy, more dinners with state legislators than dinners with heads of state. But should Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton run for governor of New York rather than president of the United States, some things would be familiar: outraged Republicans, legislative gridlock and many men who have never had a woman for a boss.At least some New York Democrats have reportedly been pitching the Executive Mansion as a kind of consolation prize for Mrs. Clinton — a face-saving exit to the presidential primary that they believe she cannot win and that, they fear, is tearing the party apart.The notion of a Clinton run for governor, floated in Newsweek last month and recycled on blogs and talk shows since, is flatly rejected by Mrs. Clinton’s aides and closest supporters, and many others in New York politics.Even hypothetically, she would face any number of obstacles, starting with the practical and political unpalatability of running against the incumbent, David A. Paterson, who despite early stumbles remains a well-liked fellow Democrat and is New York’s first black governor.But that has not stopped the chatter. After all, some noted, there was a time when few believed the rumblings that Mrs. Clinton would run for president.“It looks like she’s not going to win the presidency, so I guess you’ve got to figure out where she’s going next,” said Douglas A. Muzzio, a professor at the Baruch College School of Public Affairs.Those New York Democrats who were willing to talk on the record about the possibility of a Governor Clinton unfailingly emphasized their belief that she would be taking up residence in the White House come next year. But some conceded that the governor idea had its attractions — in theory, of course.
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