Who should be New York State's next junior senator?

[mdmc]

Poll question: Who should be New York State's next junior senator?

When HRC goes back to Washington, who should Governor Spitzer pick to replace her?

[Ethelk2044]

1. She will not win. She will still be in Senate.

[mdmc]

8. that would be nothing short of awesome!

:kick:

[durrrty libby]

24. Try reality. She will win

[saltpoint]

2. I'd vote for RFK Jr if the seat opens up.

[EV_Ares]

9. RFK Jr. would be a great person for that job. That was his father's old

senate seat too.

[saltpoint]

17. Hi, EV_Ares. Yes. It would be a kind of breath-taker for me.

[saltpoint]

3. Typo in choice no. 1?

[mdmc]

4. I'll fix that right now my friend

and I hope your boy Edwards catches fire soon. I am diggin the cut of his jib...

[saltpoint]

6. Hi to ya, mdmc. Haven't had the pleasure of saying hi to you in a

while, so I'm glad for the chance.

I hope all's well your way.

[mdmc]

27. All is well

peace!

[RFKJrNews]

7. Must be a typo...please correct

Unfortunately, JFK Jr. has been dead for 8 years.

Fortunately, RFK Jr. is very much alive and well, and may well be the next US Senator from New York.

[GodlessBiker]

5. New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn

[TwilightZone]

10. JFK Jr. might have some difficulty winning.

Though, it worked for Mel Carnahan.

[mdmc]

11. The governor would appoint a replacement

:kick:

[Felix Mala]

19. "Should" is the operative word... He should have been available

but he's not...

However, there's another Camelot heir who would probably be more capable and, I believe, she's a New Yorker... Of course, it's Caroline!

[TwilightZone]

23. Neither of them seemed all that interested in becoming politicians.

Can't say that I blame them. I agree that Caroline is definitely capable. :)

[harun]

12. Shouldn't the top choice be RFK? (n/t)

[RFKJrNews]

13. Every time I reload this page, it still says JFK Jr. at the top

...am waiting for it to read "RFK Jr." before casting my vote for you-know-who!:)

[mdmc]

14. sorry about that my friend

peace and low stress to you and yours!

[RFKJrNews]

30. Aah, that's better - thanks!

I knew you'd get that typo fixed quickly!

Reminded me of one of my favorite JFK quotes: "An error does not become a mistake until you fail to correct it."

(Would someone please send these words of wisdom to George W. Bush immediately?)

It's also nice to see that RFK Jr. already has a commanding lead in this poll. Not that I'm particularly surprised!:)

[Colobo]

15. Hillary should stay in the Senate. I'm confident she will.

[durrrty libby]

25. Happily....You are in for tremendous disappointment

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

16. You Left Out A Choice

HILLARY CLINTON

[saracat]

18. Other.Hillary.She should stay in the Senate

[cloudbase]

20. I look at the poll results

and just shake my head. It would seem that we have no right to bitch about political dynasties.

[zulchzulu]

21. Is Hillary Clinton quitting as Senator after she loses in the primary?

I think she'll finish out her term. President Obama will make sure she doesn't try to pass legislation to go into Iran.

[AX10]

22. As President, Hillary does not decide who her successor is.

I would like to see RFK Jr. take the seat.

[high density]

26. Hillary Clinton, obviously

You don't think she's actually going to be president, do you?

[slick8790]

28. Is Schumer retiring?

Why else will NY need a new junior senator?

[Auntie Bush]

29. I'd personally like Bill Clinton... but I don't think he'd accept the job.

However, it may be nicer and more permanent to be called senator than First Gentleman. But FG would have a lot better life and more interesting!

So my second or real choice is Robert Kennedy...and he could be trusted to protect the environment and work with President Gore!

[Josh]

31. This raises a good point - if she wins the nomination will she quit the Senate?

She'd have to think she's got a very good chance at being elected if she wins the nomination. Remember they used Kerry's Senate position to continually hamstring him, forcing him to cancel campaign plans to come home for votes. Admittedly they can't do it this time as the Democrats are in charge, but if Hillary (or Obama or Biden or Dodd or Kucinich - all the other guys in Washington) were nominated, resigning from their seats would give them time to be a full-time campaigner.

I guarantee you that if the GOP nominee is Romney, Thompson, or Giuliani they will have a big advantage over a sitting Senator or Congressman in that they'll be able to be campaigning 24/7 with nothing else to do. Even McCain might resign his Senate seat if he got the nomination - not that that's going to happen, but it's just food for thought.

What do you guys think?

[napi21]

32. I don't live in NY and don't know any of these folks, but I have a diff.

question. What is NY law for replacing a Senator if Hillary IS elected?

Is there a special election, or does the Gov. just name someone for a specific pweriod of time, or what?

My next auestion is, if so many on DU are against dynasties, why are so many voting for a Kennedy in this poll?

I happen to be kennedy supporter and if I lived there would vote for him, but the Kennedy's are a dynasty too, don't ya think?

[JI7]

33. because it's not for President