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August 9, 2005
Hillary Slayer?
You knew that the tabloids were going to have a field day with this:
Jeanine Pirro, the tough, media savvy Westchester D.A. has thrown her hat into the ring against Senator Clinton. An absolute gift to New York's dailies, and Clinton obsessed Dick Morris, who already chimed in.
Clinton has a 30-plus point lead in the latest Quinnipiac University poll, which was released last week, before Pirro's announcement. But it's a long time until election day and Pirro at this point remains unknown to most voters. Pirro's biggest liability is her husband, who went to jail for tax fraud and allegedly has mob ties. But this liability would be neutralized in a Senate race. Is Hillary really one to argue that a female politician should be held accountable for the transgressions of her husband?
Pirro wasted no time in attacking Clinton:
"When Mrs. Clinton first came to us and said she wanted to be a New Yorker, she asked New York to put out a welcome mat and we did,ââ¬Â Pirro added in a separate statement issued by campaign aides. ââ¬ÅBut now she wants us to re-elect her even though she wonââ¬â¢t promise to serve out her term and wants to use us as a springboard to the presidency. Sheââ¬â¢s asking us to become her doormat. I believe we deserve better."
Stay tuned.
Posted by Philip Klein at August 9, 2005 2:54 PM