Yes, McCarthy dropped out - under extreme pressure, Tasini says - Tasini was encouraging her to stay in.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Jim Devine<[email protected]> wrote: > Bill O'Connor wrote: >> Two thirds of New Yorkers don't know who the hell Gillibrand is, so she >> has no name recognition. Now, I realize that *nobody* knows who Tasini >> is, but a lot of city folk look down there noses at Gillibrand, who >> I've heard referred to as "Tracy Flick" at times.(I never saw the movie) > > not knowing who "Tracy Flick" is, I was curious and found this at the > Huffington Post: >> Gillibrand unpopular among peers > > By PATRICK O'CONNOR & GLENN THRUSH | 1/25/09 11:02 AM EST > > Within the high school gossip circle that is New York’s congressional > delegation, Kirsten Gillibrand’s nickname is “Tracy Flick” — a > not-so-flattering reference to the over-eager, blonde, bubbly and > viciously competitive Reese Witherspoon character from “Election.” > > Gillibrand, the newly appointed junior senator from New York, has > never been shy about her political ambitions — or her willingness to > vault over older, more experienced politicians. > > That aggressiveness and self-confidence has endeared her to the > powerful politicians who share her impatience to get ahead — including > Hillary Clinton, whose seat she’ll take; David Paterson, who appointed > her to it; and Chuck Schumer, who’ll be the senior senator to her > junior. > > But many of those who know Gillibrand best — Democratic members of the > state’s congressional delegation — weren’t exactly high-fiving over > the pick, and not just because several wanted the job themselves. > > “Nobody really likes her,” sniped one New York City-area member, > speaking on condition of anonymity. > “She's smart and capable, but she's rubbed people the wrong the way,” > said another. > > “I think she's going to get a serious primary in 2010,” opined a > longtime state Democratic operative who supports Gillibrand. > > Many members of the state’s congressional delegation skipped > Gillibrand’s announcement in Albany, mostly citing other commitments. > > And one notable absentee was sending a message: Pro-gun-control Long > Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy says she’ll run against Gillibrand to > protest the new senator’s pro-gun record and perfect NRA rating. > [didn't she drop out?] > > As Politico reported earlier this year, Gillibrand alienated some of > her colleagues by trying to leap-frog up the seniority ladder in late > 2008, vying to take a vacant seat on the Ways and Means Committee that > had been slated for Buffalo-area Rep. Brian Higgins. > > House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was peeved at Gillibrand over the move, but > the two have reportedly mended fences — and the speaker delivered a > smooch to Gillibrand during her swearing-in ceremony earlier this > month. > > But that wasn’t the first time Pelosi was taken aback by the > 42-year-old Gillibrand’s chutzpah: In 2005, Gillibrand surprised the > then-minority leader at an event in New York City by announcing she > intended to take on incumbent Republican John Sweeney, a Democratic > aide said. > > Still, in Washington, where fear is a more valuable commodity than > fondness, the former corporate lawyer has earned a fast reputation as > a prolific fundraiser, raking in more than $4.6 million for her first > reelection effort to the House. > > And even her detractors admit she had a geographic edge over other > hopefuls, hailing from a more politically conservative upstate > district, which makes her a more attractive ticket-balancer for > Harlem-born-and-bred Paterson, when both run in 2010. > > As he announced his choice of Gillibrand Friday, Paterson said he was > choosing “the best candidate to become the next United States senator > from New York.” > > For herself, Gillibrand said: “I realize that for many New Yorkers > this is the first you’ve heard my name, and you don’t know much about > me. Over these next two years, you will get to know me. But much more > importantly, I will get to know you.” > > Gillibrand’s colleagues on Capitol Hill hope her big promotion will > make her more senatorial, complaining that she wasn’t much of a team > player in the House — a charge, fittingly enough, that dogged Schumer > for years. > > “She going to have to prove [her ability to cooperate with colleagues] > to a lot of people in the delegation,” an aide to one New York > Democrat said Friday. > > Republicans are already playing on that perceived discord to undercut > her support in the state. > > Brian Walsh, a spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial > Committee, issued a statement Friday suggesting her selection “has > angered the left wing and created a real schism in the Democrat > Party.”< > > > -- > Jim Devine / "All science would be superfluous if the form of > appearance of things directly coincided with their essence." -- KM > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
