Posted by
PoliProp on Monday, March 10, 2008 5:18:43 PM
Some of the national reporting I'm seeing feels off. I've seen hints that Charles Schumer would be interested. My take on that is that Schumer floated his name a few years back when the Democrats were in the minority in the U.S. Senate. He said that he'd sooner do that than remain in the minority in the Senate. This killed a few birds with one stone. He didn't get along with then New York State AG (and then heavy favorite to become Governor) Spitzer. He also used this threat (along with his his very good work running the DSCC) to get into the Senate leadership. He has a safe seat for the duration. He's not giving that up.
Spitzer's poll numbers dropped heavily during the Joe Bruno-Troopergate scandal. Current AG Andrew Cuomo's people floated the word that he might challenge Spitzer in the 2010 primary. While Hillary looked like a fair bet to become President and Spitzer set to pick her replacement in the Senate it was rumored that he would pick Andrew Cuomo for that spot and eliminate his only likely serious primary challenger. Now Lt. Governor David Paterson could get two years to grow in the job and Cuomo may or may not challenge him. Adding to this the possibility of Mayor Bloomberg or even Rudy Giuliani wanting the job New York's political scene will be full of heavyweights for the forseeable future.