With Caroline Kennedy having dropped her Senate bid, who do you think will likely be appointed to the NY senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton? Andrew Cuomo's name is being thrown out there. Personally, I think Ted Kennedy's recent collapse gave her the cover she needed to withdraw, an excuse more or less perhaps because the writing was on the wall and another person was more favored by Gov. Paterson, or perhaps because she didn't feel she has what it takes. Regardless of the fact that I disagree with her ideology in general, I think she has very weak qualities not favorable to her being a politician.
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Kennedy cites 'personal reasons' for dropping Senate bid
(CNN) -- Caroline Kennedy has given up her bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton.
In a one-line statement citing personal reasons, the widely considered front-runner said Thursday she told New York Gov. David Paterson a day earlier that she was no longer interested in the job.
"I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate."
The statement, provided by Kennedy's press person Stefan Friedman, was issued after hours of divergent reports Wednesday evening.
The 51-year-old daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy has been involved in education reform and women's issues, but she never has held public office and mostly has stayed out of the public spotlight.
"I would be an unconventional choice -- I haven't followed a traditional path, but I think I bring a lifetime of experience to this," she told CNN affiliate NY1 last month.
Clinton was sworn in as secretary of state in the new Obama administration on Wednesday, following her confirmation by the Senate.
Kennedy was widely considered the front-runner to replace the former first lady, who won the New York Senate seat in 2000, and almost all of the buzz about a replacement centered around her.
But as the weeks dragged on, polling showed her popularity among New Yorkers dwindling.
A poll earlier this month suggested that New Yorkers preferred Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, to Kennedy by several percentage points.
New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Kirsten Gillibrand and Steve Israel also have been mentioned as possible replacements for Clinton.
All three drew single-digit support in the January poll, which saw 31 percent of respondents favoring Cuomo and 24 percent preferring Kennedy.
Paterson is tasked with appointing a replacement until a new election is held in 2010. He told CNN on Monday that he was still undecided, but hoped to make a decision "in the next few days."
The news of Kennedy's withdrawal comes after her uncle, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, suffered a seizure at a luncheon Tuesday after Obama's inauguration.
Doctors said the seizure was triggered by fatigue. Sen. Kennedy, 76, was diagnosed with brain cancer last May.
(CNN) -- Caroline Kennedy has given up her bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton.
In a one-line statement citing personal reasons, the widely considered front-runner said Thursday she told New York Gov. David Paterson a day earlier that she was no longer interested in the job.
"I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate."
The statement, provided by Kennedy's press person Stefan Friedman, was issued after hours of divergent reports Wednesday evening.
The 51-year-old daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy has been involved in education reform and women's issues, but she never has held public office and mostly has stayed out of the public spotlight.
"I would be an unconventional choice -- I haven't followed a traditional path, but I think I bring a lifetime of experience to this," she told CNN affiliate NY1 last month.
Clinton was sworn in as secretary of state in the new Obama administration on Wednesday, following her confirmation by the Senate.
Kennedy was widely considered the front-runner to replace the former first lady, who won the New York Senate seat in 2000, and almost all of the buzz about a replacement centered around her.
But as the weeks dragged on, polling showed her popularity among New Yorkers dwindling.
A poll earlier this month suggested that New Yorkers preferred Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, son of former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, to Kennedy by several percentage points.
New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Kirsten Gillibrand and Steve Israel also have been mentioned as possible replacements for Clinton.
All three drew single-digit support in the January poll, which saw 31 percent of respondents favoring Cuomo and 24 percent preferring Kennedy.
Paterson is tasked with appointing a replacement until a new election is held in 2010. He told CNN on Monday that he was still undecided, but hoped to make a decision "in the next few days."
The news of Kennedy's withdrawal comes after her uncle, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, suffered a seizure at a luncheon Tuesday after Obama's inauguration.
Doctors said the seizure was triggered by fatigue. Sen. Kennedy, 76, was diagnosed with brain cancer last May.
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