Caroline Kennedy for HRC's Senate seat?

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Anonymous wrote:Wonder what she doesn't want the public to know about her or her family?

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What in the world could the public not already know about her or her very public family? Maybe she withdrew in light of her uncle's ever-declining health. Maybe she withdrew because she didn't want the world to think Patterson gave her the seat without the support of the people (according to polls). Maybe she decided (as she has most of her life) that she doesn't want to be in the public eye.

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Maybe she realized that she is light on qualifications compared to the other candidates for the job?

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Anonymous wrote:Wonder what she doesn't want the public to know about her or her family?

The New York tabloids are reporting that she withdrew because she got the word that she would not be chosen. Great way to save face! I am happy to know that Patterson has some integrity (i hope, lets see who he chooses).

Bingo! I highly doubt there are any personal reasons or she dropped out to take care of Uncle Teddy or whatever else is floating around. This was the best way of saving face for her.

I bet Patterson is also breathing a huge sigh of relief.

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OP here. I'm glad Caroline Kennedy withdrew. I hope Paterson appoints Rep. Gillebrand.

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NY Post has this up on Caroline's withdrawl: Problems with taxes, nanny, and possibly marriage.

In a stunning revelation, a source close to Gov. David Paterson insisted this afternoon that the governor "had no intention" of picking Caroline Kennedy for New York's vacant senate seat - because she was "mired" in an issue over taxes, her nanny and possibly her marriage.

Kennedy was "mired in some potentially embarrassing personal issues," the source said, citing tax liabilities and worker compensation liabilities connected to the employment of a nanny.

The source also said the state of her marriage may have presented a problem as well.

"She has a tax problem that came up in the vetting and a potential nanny issue," the soruce said. "And reporters are starting to look at her marriage more closely," the soruce continued, refusing to provide any specifics.

Gossip columns have reported for more than a year that Kennedy's marriage to Ed Schlossberg is essentially over, and the gossip site Gawker.com has reported rumors that she's been linked to New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger.

Kennedy denied any issue over her marriage in an interview with The Post last month. Aides to Kennedy and a Times spokesperson couldn't immediately be reached.

But hours earlier, a source close to Kennedy told The Post she'd bowed out because she'd become aware of a personal issue early Wednesday afternoon, but that it had nothing to do with her uncle, Sen. Ted Kennedy, and his ailing health, contrary to some reports citing "a family source."

Kennedy withdrew from consideration to replace Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, just two months after rocking the New York political landscape by throwing her hat in the ring.

She confirmed the news publicly in a statement released shortly after midnight today - hours after The Post exclusively revealed her decision last night.

"I informed Gov. Paterson today that, for personal reasons, I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," the 51-year-old Camelot daughter said.

Kennedy's move reshuffled the deck of contenders for Paterson, who will choose Clinton's replacement. The seat officially became vacant after Clinton was confirmed nearly unanimously by the Senate as secretary of state yesterday.

State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has polled higher than Kennedy in public-opinion surveys, was seen as rising on the list of possible replacements.

Kennedy had been the apparent front-runner, with a slew of high-profile backers - including Mayor Bloomberg and, by many accounts, President Obama - and had been pushed strongly by her uncle, Sen. Ted Kennedy, sources said.

About 90 minutes before she issued her statement, The Associated Press reported that she had renewed "determination" to get the seat, after experiencing "misgivings" about taking on a new job when her uncle, who's battling brain cancer, suffered a seizure shortly after Obama's inauguration Tuesday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wonder what she doesn't want the public to know about her or her family?

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What in the world could the public not already know about her or her very public family? Maybe she withdrew in light of her uncle's ever-declining health. Maybe she withdrew because she didn't want the world to think Patterson gave her the seat without the support of the people (according to polls). Maybe she decided (as she has most of her life) that she doesn't want to be in the public eye.

Plenty. People don't have the faintest idea of what really goes on with the famous.

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Maybe she withdrew because her completely botched campaign for the job, with the, you know, interviews that, you know, showed her inarticulateness and lack of positions on anything, you know, that one would expect a US senator to, like, you know, have an opinion on. She does not have the public grace of her mother, nor the political savvy of her father or other members of her famous family. In public life, she would be eaten alive, and my guess is she wanted to avoid that.

That "personal reasons" excuse was so lame. Botched till the end. Way to go, Caroline.

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Good riddance.

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OP here. Paterson did select Gillibrand, a protege of Hillary Clinton, the top choice of Chuck Schumer and a very solid pick. While some of the chattering class think Paterson botched the selection and embarrassed Caroline, I'm afraid she embarrassed herself and was well on her way to embarrassing the Democratic Party.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Paterson did select Gillibrand, a protege of Hillary Clinton, the top choice of Chuck Schumer and a very solid pick. While some of the chattering class think Paterson botched the selection and embarrassed Caroline, I'm afraid she embarrassed herself and was well on her way to embarrassing the Democratic Party.

Agreed that Gillibrand seems like a solid pick, but I think that Patterson's team (including the governor himself) could have handled the Caroline situtation better. There were too many "sources" feeding negative information to the NYT. Also not sure why he had to make the statement that he decided on Gillibrand before the inauguration (implying that Caroline never had a shot) after Caroline had already announced that she was withdrawing. What was the purpose of this statement except to embarass her.

Also, I know that Patterson wanted to pick a woman but I think it was a bit unwise to leave his likely challenger in 2010 (Cuomo) in Albany.

We shall see what happens in less than 2 years!!