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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:41 PM Jan 2017

IMO, Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, can vote against all the GOP appointed, is she will not

be running in 2018 to avoid being primaried.

To me this is a very smart move if your going to run for President in 2020.

Also the down state crew(NYC) have a very weak candidates for a state wide senate race.

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IMO, Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, can vote against all the GOP appointed, is she will not (Original Post) CK_John Jan 2017 OP

Everyone should vote against Trumps despicable People...those who do will not be primaried. Demsrule86 Jan 2017 #1

There will be a primary in 2018 for her seat by C Kennedy and others.D CK_John Jan 2017 #3

NYC will split and become a ....red state? pangaia Jan 2017 #5

Midterm are low turn out and Trump made inroads in Staten Is and Long Is. CK_John Jan 2017 #6

HRC won NYS by 1.7 million votes... Princess Turandot Jan 2017 #11

Caroline Kennedy will not primary Sen Gillibrand mcar Jan 2017 #9

Why? CK_John Jan 2017 #10

Why would she be primaried? Do you really think democrats want their senators to vote for Trump's LisaL Jan 2017 #2

No, it is just upstate-downstate politics and the NYC wants that seat.t CK_John Jan 2017 #4

Why will she be primaried? NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #7

She is but if your going to run in 2020 why take the chance of losing in 2018. CK_John Jan 2017 #8

I've only seen one article about Kennedy *maybe* being a candidate in 2018 NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #12

In NYC there are only 2 papers the Post and The News that have clout. CK_John Jan 2017 #14

The NY Times NewJeffCT Jan 2017 #15

Her votes will serve her well if she choses to Blue_true Jan 2017 #13

Demsrule86

(68,578 posts)

1. Everyone should vote against Trumps despicable People...those who do will not be primaried.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:43 PM

Jan 2017

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

3. There will be a primary in 2018 for her seat by C Kennedy and others.D

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:51 PM

Jan 2017

The problem is NY is now very red above NYC.

I also believe that NYC will split and become a red state.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

5. NYC will split and become a ....red state?

Reply to CK_John (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:00 PM

Jan 2017

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

6. Midterm are low turn out and Trump made inroads in Staten Is and Long Is.

Reply to pangaia (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:04 PM

Jan 2017

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)

11. HRC won NYS by 1.7 million votes...

Reply to CK_John (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:29 PM

Jan 2017

If every person who voted for her in Richmond (SI), Nassau and Suffolk Counties had voted for Trump, she would won by 1.1 million votes. (Trump didn't make inroads on SI: SI voting for PBO in 2012 was unusual. They didn't vote for him in 2008.)

http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york

Dream on!

mcar

(42,333 posts)

9. Caroline Kennedy will not primary Sen Gillibrand

Reply to CK_John (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:12 PM

Jan 2017

That would make no sense whatsoever.

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

10. Why?

Reply to mcar (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:13 PM

Jan 2017

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

2. Why would she be primaried? Do you really think democrats want their senators to vote for Trump's

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:45 PM

Jan 2017

candidates?

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

4. No, it is just upstate-downstate politics and the NYC wants that seat.t

Reply to LisaL (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 03:53 PM

Jan 2017

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

7. Why will she be primaried?

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:05 PM

Jan 2017

in 2018? I thought she was pretty popular?

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

8. She is but if your going to run in 2020 why take the chance of losing in 2018.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:11 PM

Jan 2017

C Kennedy will be a candidate and the Greens and others.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

12. I've only seen one article about Kennedy *maybe* being a candidate in 2018

Reply to CK_John (Reply #8)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:48 PM

Jan 2017

but, that was in the right-wing NY Post, so I don't really take it seriously. The top two articles on google are from Newsmax and the NY Post - so, until it's something in the legitimate media, I would consider it fake news trying to stir up internal chaos among Democrats.

And, challenging a popular incumbent as a Democrat isn't going to work.

Maybe she should move to Massachusetts and challenge Charlie Baker?

CK_John

(10,005 posts)

14. In NYC there are only 2 papers the Post and The News that have clout.

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:55 PM

Jan 2017

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

15. The NY Times

Reply to CK_John (Reply #14)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 01:59 AM

Jan 2017

still has more clout than either. And, the Wall Street Journal may have more still.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

13. Her votes will serve her well if she choses to

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 04:54 PM

Jan 2017

Run for President. As will her stout attempts to make military leaders be held accountable for sexual assaults taking place under their command.

I considered Gillibrand soft early on in her career, but her work during the last five plus years showed me that she has some big cahones. And I think she learned well from watching the attacks on Hillary's votes that Hillary later regretted making.

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