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« on: January 06, 2011, 02:34:52 PM »
Are there any potential primary challengers to Sen. Gillibrand (D-NY)?
Any potential GOP challengers?
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2011, 02:39:08 PM »
With the work she did on the 9/11 health compensation funding and the DADT repeal among other things she is safer than safe.  I was one of the early skeptics when she was first appointed to the seat.

 I wanted Steve Israel and was concerned she wasn't liberal enough.  However, I have been quite impressed and I don't see any Democrat challenging her in 2012 (outside of perhaps a minor challenge), and no Republican has a chance to knock her off.
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2011, 02:58:09 PM »
Doubtful. If there was any chance of her being vulnerable, it would've been 2010. And it turns out she wasn't.
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2011, 04:08:59 PM »
Well, according to Siena, she's trailing Dan Senor by 4%. I suspect it's a massive joke poll.
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2011, 06:37:01 PM »
She is safe. Unless she somehow becomes very unpopular downstate I don't see her losing. It is kinda ironic that she has been accepted so easily as a liberal when in the House she was pretty conservative in terms of the Democratic caucus.
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2011, 06:40:35 PM »
« Edited: January 07, 2011, 12:43:29 PM by Napoleon »
Quote from: Smash255 on January 06, 2011, 02:39:08 PM
With the work she did on the 9/11 health compensation funding and the DADT repeal among other things she is safer than safe.  I was one of the early skeptics when she was first appointed to the seat.

 I wanted Steve Israel and was concerned she wasn't liberal enough.  However, I have been quite impressed and I don't see any Democrat challenging her in 2012 (outside of perhaps a minor challenge), and no Republican has a chance to knock her off.

I wanted Steve Israel as well. Now he is stuck in the House for life.
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2011, 06:51:31 AM »
Completely safe barring a huge scandal of some kind. Even then, she might be safe.
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2011, 09:44:49 AM »
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 06:51:31 AM
Completely safe barring a huge scandal of some kind. Even then, she might be safe.

lulz.  What scandal?  A 17 year old boy toy scandal, maybe......but yeah, she's safe indeed. Wink
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2011, 05:02:36 PM »
Quote from: Grumps on January 07, 2011, 09:44:49 AM
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 06:51:31 AM
Completely safe barring a huge scandal of some kind. Even then, she might be safe.

lulz.  What scandal?  A 17 year old boy toy scandal, maybe......but yeah, she's safe indeed. Wink

I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to being a 24 year old boy toy in such a scandal. She wouldn't even get in as much trouble over that. lol.
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« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2011, 05:19:01 PM »
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 05:02:36 PM
Quote from: Grumps on January 07, 2011, 09:44:49 AM
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 06:51:31 AM
Completely safe barring a huge scandal of some kind. Even then, she might be safe.

lulz.  What scandal?  A 17 year old boy toy scandal, maybe......but yeah, she's safe indeed. Wink

I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to being a 24 year old boy toy in such a scandal. She wouldn't even get in as much trouble over that. lol.

Not sure, I think "female Senator caught cheating on husband" would be a nastily damaging story. Society is still pretty into the double standard.
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2011, 06:35:52 PM »
Quote from: Verily on January 07, 2011, 05:19:01 PM
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 05:02:36 PM
Quote from: Grumps on January 07, 2011, 09:44:49 AM
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 06:51:31 AM
Completely safe barring a huge scandal of some kind. Even then, she might be safe.

lulz.  What scandal?  A 17 year old boy toy scandal, maybe......but yeah, she's safe indeed. Wink

I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to being a 24 year old boy toy in such a scandal. She wouldn't even get in as much trouble over that. lol.

Not sure, I think "female Senator caught cheating on husband" would be a nastily damaging story. Society is still pretty into the double standard.

But hotness = free pass.
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2011, 08:08:06 PM »
Quote from: Grumps on January 07, 2011, 09:44:49 AM
Quote from: The Past Sure is Tense on January 07, 2011, 06:51:31 AM
Completely safe barring a huge scandal of some kind. Even then, she might be safe.

lulz.  What scandal?  A 17 year old boy toy scandal, maybe......but yeah, she's safe indeed. Wink


I can help with that... jk
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