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Tx4obama

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Mon Apr 29, 2013, 01:16 AM Apr 2013

Could Kirsten Gillibrand run for president?


Could Kirsten Gillibrand run for president?

There’s a female politician from New York who is beloved by gay rights activists, has amassed a national fundraising network and is viewed by many Democrats as a viable presidential candidate.

And her name is not Hillary Clinton.

If Clinton runs for president, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s time won’t be in 2016. But the junior senator from New York, who holds Clinton’s former seat and is often overshadowed by the state’s better-known political figures, is quietly building a résumé that would allow her to be taken seriously should she ever decide to run for president.

As a Blue Dog Democrat from upstate New York, the former congresswoman was viewed with distrust — if not disdain — by the left when she snagged a surprise appointment to Clinton’s seat in 2009 amid fierce jockeying for the slot.

Since then, the 46-year-old Dartmouth-educated attorney has demonstrated impressive political chops. She has managed not only to ease liberals’ misgivings about her but also to win their enthusiastic support — all while maintaining her moderate cred and doing the kind of behind-the-scenes political scut work that could enable an eventual national bid.

Full three page article here: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/kirsten-gillibrand-run-for-president-90706.html?hp=t1


A Good Read


Her bio on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsten_Gillibrand

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Could Kirsten Gillibrand run for president? (Original Post) Tx4obama Apr 2013 OP
She's 46 and from New York. So yes, she could. Tunkamerica Apr 2013 #1
yes, and I will say DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #2
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