And the new Senator from New York is…
January 23, 2009 at 7:07 am by David Warner
…neither a Kennedy nor a Cuomo nor any other famous name. It’s Kirsten Gillibrand, a congresswoman from upstate known for “bold political moves and centrist policy positions.” Gov. David Paterson’s selection of Gillibrand might qualify as a “bold political move” in itself; those centrist positions of hers have won her the endorsement of the NRA, she’s only been in Congress (her first elected office) since 2006, and the selection is already drawing fire from downstate liberals.
