Senator Gillibrand is one half of the representation right now for the State of New York in the United States Senate. Her views though are probably not in line with the majority of one of the biggest democratic strongholds in the country. Senator Gillibrand appears to be a centrist who has been supported by the National Rifle Association and as a lawyer worked for Phillip Morris. These issues alone would make her a long shot to beat most New York City liberals.
She will likely now though see little primary challenge due to the Democratic Party not wanting to lose the seat to a Republican such as former New York Governor Pataki. So now Senator Gillibrand has the possibility to represent the State of New York for a very long time and it really has nothing to do with her views being in line with the State’s. She Governor Patterson probably felt pressure to pick a female from Upstate New York, especially since he will also need support in 2010 to keep his position as Governor.
One vote in the Senate is a very big deal so for person to have one for an extended period of time due to her selection by a governor who was also not elected to his office does not make much sense. It is entirely possible Senator Gillibrand will move more toward the left and represent New York well, but that does not change the fact that the way she received the position does not seem fair.
Source: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/kirsten_gillibrand/index.html?inline=nyt-per
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