NY Daily News: "More Women for Maloney" as Senate pick

[JackRiddler]

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/12/more-women-for-maloney.html

More Women For Maloney
December 29, 2008

As the less-than-positive reviews mount in response to Caroline Kennedy's weekend media blitz, another contender for Hillary Clinton's US Senate seat, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, has netted the support of a third women's group.

The National Women's Political Caucus announced today it sent a letter to Gov. David Paterson urging him to appoint Maloney to Clinton's seat, citing her "proven record of working well with legislative colleagues to pass significant legislation." Specifically, the NWPC mentioned Maloney's work on legislation geared toward helping women like the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Debbie Smith Act for processing DNA evidence and rape kits and the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.

This is the third women's group to throw its support to Maloney since the game of jockeying for Clinton's seat began. Earlier this month, the National Organization for Women's PAC and the Feminist Majority PAC endorsed the congresswoman's non-campaign for Senate.

Maloney was initially way out in front of the pack in making clear her interest in Clinton's seat. She was the first to hire a consultant (Bill Lynch) - a step several others, including Kennedy, have now also taken - and was very open in discussing why she considered herself the most qualified candidate for the job. Since Kennedy formally confirmed her desire to succeed Clinton in the Senate and received such mixed reviews to her decidedly public non-campaign, Maloney has dialed back her efforts somewhat.

Unlike some of her Democratic colleagues, she has also taken pains not to criticize Kennedy, preferring instead to focus on her own accomplishments - but only if asked, of course. Maloney is still quietly trying to build support, as evidenced by this endorsement. But, like a number of other would-be Clinton replacements, she has chosen to sit back for a bit and watch to see whether the Kennedy juggernaut crashes and burns. If so, Maloney is hoping she'll be well-positioned to step into the breach.

[David Dunham]

1. The word out today is Paterson is leaning toward Kennedy

[saracat]

2. Allegedly that has been debunked as having been "planted" by CK's Team.

Patrson was quoted as saying he had NOT decided and had no favorite.

[JackRiddler]

3. kick

[JackRiddler]

4. People really do prefer to talk about celebrities...

Even those who oppose the celebrity probably prefer talking about her.

[whistler162]

10. Yes YOU do!

Bea Gonzalez if not Caroline Kennedy!

Upstater/Hispanic/Female

[NashVegas]

5. Why Does Mort Zuckerman Hate Caroline Kennedy?

The Daily News has been on a crusade from the time the very first leak came out.

You've got to wonder who's feeding the stories.

[JackRiddler]

6. Interesting definition of "hate"...

when nearly all of the daily coverage relates to Kennedy, and serves to confirm her "inevitability."

I'm amazed at how the CK partisans enjoy the non-stop media barrage in her favor, and at the same time get to complain about it because a few of the words aren't fully in her support. Reminds me of right-wingers going on about the "liberal media."

This is one blog. Zuckerman & his pal Bloomberg & the rest of the NYC media elite are on the CK bus. As for "hate," imagine if it was the courageous RFK being advanced for the seat on a real progressive platform, instead of the inoccuous and harmless CK.

[NashVegas]

8. I Don't Really Consider Myself a Partisan

And as I haven't lived in NY in 15 years, have no dog in the hunt, although I AM betting that if she runs in 2010, she'll run for POTUS in 2016.

Until Sheldon Silver gave his blessing, almost ALL coverage of CK and the senate chair was negative, with The Daily News as the "go-to" source for planting negative CK stories. Good thing Mort is hands off, right?

[JackRiddler]

9. You're confusing her allies with her enemies.

Silver, for one, stuck a knife in her and then, in the classic way of Brutus and Albany, stepped back to sing her praises.

Any news source (including the Daily News) that gives her daily coverage, good or bad, as though she is automatically ten times more newsworthy than all of the other dozen names so far mentioned as Clinton replacements combined -- and as though she is already Paterson's inevitable choice -- is her ally in the campaign to hand her this seat by divine right. Negative coverage that remains on a personal level (for example, making fun of her instead of pointing out the manner in which the process is being usurped to her favor) is generally assisting her PR campaign. Whether intentional or not.

[NashVegas]

11. LMAO

Negative coverage that remains on a personal level (for example, making fun of her instead of pointing out the manner in which the process is being usurped to her favor) is generally assisting her PR campaign. Whether intentional or not.

Yeah, it was so great for Hillary Clinton and McCain Palin, wasn't it?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

How delusional.

[PM Martin]

7. Good to hear.

ABCK!