Caroline Kennedy has told Gov. David Paterson that she is withdrawing her name from consideration to replace outgoing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate, The Post has learned.
Kennedy cited "personal reasons," according to sources.
Just as Nixon used the phlebitis excuse, she is reportedly using the sick uncle excuse.
On Wednesday she called the governor, David Paterson, who is making the selection of who should succeed Senator Hillary Clinton. Her concerns about Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s deteriorating health (he was hospitalized after a seizure during the inaugural lunch on Tuesday ) prompted her decision to withdraw, this person said. Coping with the health issues of her uncle, with whom she enjoys an extraordinarily close bond, was her most important priority; a situation not conducive to starting a high profile public job.
Who does she think she's fooling here? A recent poll is showing NY voters favoring AG Cuomo.
No folks, her ego is bruised. That's why she wants out.
Paterson was going to have no choice but to appoint Cuomo, if he wants to be win another election in the state. By appointing Cuomo, it eliminates a very potent threat in the primaries. Cuomo may have considered running against him, had he not given in.
By Caroline bowing out, it allows her save some face while suffering rejection in private.
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Been hearing scuttlebutt on the radio all day mentioning anything from personal financial problems (hard to believe) and a possible busted marriage. Some have linked her to the New York Times owner. Some have said she might get an Ambassadorship.
But all in all I think it was her embarrassing media presence, which would not serve NY well and perhaps even damage the Kennedy name. No shame there--most of us struggle with public speaking. Of course if this were Palin..
Well AC, I think it was a combination of things. What I said, what you say, and the nanny, tax, and marriage issue that have all been revealed today.
None of these things are the kinds of things a governor wants to know about before he/she appoints someone to such a high position. One that will face the will of the voters in 2010, certainly, does not need this kind of grief hanging over his head.
Ted wanted this, Obama wanted this, but the people of NY didn't. How utterly obstinate these damned elitists must be to think that they have the right to force someone down the throats of the people. This is the very thing that will soon become the catalyst in the fall of the Democratic Party.
Stay patient, there's more to be had out of this bunch and they will create their own demise for all to see.
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