Hillary for Governor?


I wonder what her true motives are: Is it to elect a democrat or to start planning her own next moves?

Almost a conundrum for the Ages?

The trouble is that Hillary's influence is still significant among many women who feel that they have cheated.

However, when it comes to party politics,
Even from the point of self-interest, it would be wise to back Obama.

He is the Party's candidate and if she doesn't throw her full weight behind him, she stands the risk of being construed as not only a "sore loser" but as someone who has an interest in splitting the party.

There is little advantage in that especially while she is young enough to entertain the idea of another office.

I suspect that if Obama doesn't reward her with something suitable to her own sense of self worth, she will go for the top job in New York State.

If that's the case, it will constitute the contest that New Yorkers were deprived of when Giuliani decided not to run against her.

However, the rumors are already flying that Giuliani will be running for Governor of New York.

He is a dyed in the wool New Yorker, even though many of the voters don't like him for the way he ran the Mayor's position and took all the credit for everything.

I think Hilllary would do well against him.

She is one of the few democrats who managed to do well upstate and down, which is a political impossibility in New York where upstate is like a different world from Westchester, Manhattan, the Boroughs and Long Island.

Most upstaters are conservative republicans and don't like "Flatlanders."

In any event it would be an interesting contest.

And no question about it, Bill would be there to lend his support which is considerable.


I personally think that that's the way it will go.


That is, unless Hillary throws her full weight to support Obama.

She hasn't done anything that I've noted to help him since she was introduced and mollified by the Obama forces.

Personally, I think she is still doing a slow broil.

There are still almost one hundred days left.

And she can make a big difference among those who voted for her.

But personally I think there are many republicans who would just love to see her get the vice presidential nod.

But I can't see it happening given her "high negatives" and the position of the Hillary folk before and during the second half of the Primary.



Les Aaron