Caroline Kennedy out of the quest for NY Senator

[blogslut]

As per CNN, via the NYT

Cites the health of her uncle among the reasons for bowing out of consideration.

EDIT ADD: better link - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/nyregion/22caroline.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print

[cynatnite]

1. I'm not sure if I buy that at this point. n/t

[bbinacan]

4. I don't buy it either. n/t

[babylonsister]

5. Maybe she's worried she's stressing Ted out by running.

And maybe she was. Who knows?

[FLAprogressive]

2. I bet the DLC is celebrating...now they have a chance to get one of their "own" in there.

[Fluffdaddy]

3. Yes we are.....................You know?

[cali]

6. Like who?

Who, of the people being considered is DLC?

[FLAprogressive]

8. Steve Israel & Kirsten Gillibrand are two

[THUNDER HANDS]

15. Steve Israel is a guy I've touted on here for a long time

He was my pick to replace Clinton. The guy can flat-out raise campaign cash and has a solid voting record.

[FLAprogressive]

17. yeah a solid neocon / corporate voting record

- big AIPACer....supported a declaration of war against Iran:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hc110-362

- big "free trader"

- "Israel received a "C" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues."

- has been described by blogs as "Long Island's second most reactionary congressman"

he's not good news: http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/search?q=Steve+Israel

[cali]

25. Neither is high on the list of those being considered

It's far more likely to be Cuomo or even Slaughter.

[Fluffdaddy]

10. Almost anyone will be better then little miss princess...........You know?

[blogslut]

7. kick

:hi:

[Dennis Donovan]

9. Wow!

:crazy:

[bbinacan]

11. I think she pulled out

because she found out she would not be chosen.

[mmonk]

12. Probably has something to do with all the negative politics as well.

Well, at least now someone a lttle more politically slick can go in.

[Fluffdaddy]

13. You know............I agree

[mmonk]

18. Of course. I was fishing.

;-)

I prefer a sense of service though to slick.

[merh]

14. do you have to live in Massachusettes

to be named a senator?

what if Teddy is going to step down and he wants Carolyn to have his seat?

Kitty would want to be with him, so she won't be seeking it.

[Mass]

16. MA elects its senators by special election. My guess is that you have to live here to be elegible,

but I am not sure.

(Question: who is Kitty?).

[merh]

19. do you have to have residency before you can qualify to run

[Retrograde]

22. if you want to be senator from Mass., yes

Article I Section 3:
"No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen."

Now, resident is an ill-defined term, and there have been cases of people moving to a state mainly to run for senator - Robert Kennedy, for example, who when elected didn't meet New York's residency requirements to vote for himself.

By my feeble understanding of the law, Caroline Kennedy could decide to change her principal residence to her Massachusetts property and try for senate from there.

[merh]

23. thank you for the info

perhaps that is what she will do

I don't understand why the gov of NY is having such a hard time with his decision.

[book_worm]

20. I can't see why it would be Teddy's health that she pulls out

I would think that Teddy would want a Kennedy in the Senate to carry on the legacy. I think she just got tired of the attacks and decided she couldn't take the political life.

[backscatter712]

21. ACHTUNG!!! Olbermann just said Caroline Kennedy has NOT withdrawn her name from consideration.

The story gets more interesting...

[RFKJrNews]

24. Confirmed in a surprise midnight announcement

She's out....unfortunately.

http://rfkjrforpresident.com/2009/01/22/breaking-caroline-withdraws-from-ny-senate-race/