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Politics : Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New York? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: C Kahn who wrote (1044)	8/15/1999 7:12:00 PM
From: Carolyn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3389

We had a similar situation here in Missouri, in which a representative died in office (Bill Emerson, R-MO), his widow ran as an independent because the party's primary had already been held, she won, and declared herself a Republican (as was her husband.) But they were always Missouri residents.

To: C Kahn who wrote (1044)	8/15/1999 7:14:00 PM
From: nuke44	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3389

It could be said that as a wife, she knew her husband's mind and was better suited than anyone else to carry out any agenda he had. Usually when a spouse is elected or selected to complete the term of a husband/wife that has died in office, it is with the tacit agreement that she/he toe the party line and not make waves. At least Mary Bono meets the residency requirement, which is more than a certain New Yorker wannabe can claim.

To: C Kahn who wrote (1044)	8/15/1999 7:55:00 PM
From: truedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3389

to: C Kahn from: truedog CK, I am not sure what to think until I have more information. It just never occurred to me. For instance,who would have been the probable replacement had she not run? Did she give any reason for running other that in Sonny's memory? What did she really have to gain? Can we know if she had some hidden agenda? Perhaps what she seemed to be was not at all what she really was. I don't know but, you bring an interesting point to the table...TD

To: C Kahn who wrote (1044)	8/15/1999 8:07:00 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3389

People attached to famous politicians often need no qualifications other than the famous surname they all share. Thus, people in Massachusetts seem to feel that the skies will fall unless someone named Kennedy represents them in some capacity. Al Gore, Jr. was helped by Tenneseeans' fond memories of Al Gore, Sr. Ditto George W. Bush who would be facing a much tougher battle if no one ever heard of his father. Franklin D. Roosevelt's sons won easy Congressional elections. Rockefellers have served in elective office all of proportion to their numbers. In upstate New York, voters elected to Congress several generations of men named Hamilton Fish. It's like in advertising--people tend to go with the "name brand" because it is comfortable to them. I don't think qualifications always enter into it.