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December 3, 2005
The Player vs. The Team
The NY Times has an excellent article on today's front page here about Jeanine F. Pirro, a rising star in NY and possibly national politics. It seems Jeanine is intent on challenging Sen. Hillary Clinton next year. The Republican party is not happy with the prospect, thinking she can't beat Sen. Clinton, and would rather she run for Attorney General, which they feel she can win. Ms. Pirro is obviously very ambitious, ready to take on one of the most well known Democrats, not only in NY, but the entire country. Sen. Clinton's approval ratings are very high, but Pirro doesn't seem to care. She wants the seat.
The Republicans are looking at the long term for Ms. Pirro. They don't want to support her and raise millions of dollars for an unsuccessful campaign. They feel they have nothing to gain, Ms. Pirro will suffer political damage, and it will cost them a lot of money. From a strategic standpoint, they think she will become a stronger candidate for the future if she wins the Attorney General's office rather than loses badly to Sen. Clinton then virtually disappears from sight for a few years. Cool heads are looking beyond 2006 for Pirro. She seems too focused on a short term gain that would probably become a big loss. I bet that the Republican leadership will change her mind,.... back room deals and all that.
Posted by Chip Spear at December 3, 2005 4:49 PM