However, Pirro may end up being the best candidate to run against Hillary -- if nothing more than for the simple purpose of doing a lot of damage to Hillary's superficial attributes. The one thing that Pirro is capable of is doing a lot of damage to Hillary's "aura" as a major player on the national scene. As soon as Pirro made her announcement I suggested that her primary role in the 2006 campaign is to make Hillary look like a faded, worn-out bag of wind.
As Victoria has said, the odds of either Pirro or Cox winning in a Marxist state like New York are pretty slim. I think it really comes down to this -- are we more concerned about a candidate's political "purity," or are we looking at this race simply for its entertainment value? One way or another, the New York GOP ought to get its house in order and avoid a primary battle at all costs.
The parallels between this race and the Gray Davis recall election in California are pretty remarkable. In that race you had a stronger conservative candidate (McClintock) running against a RINO-type Republican (Schwarzeneggar) who stood a much better chance of winning in a liberal state.
And speaking of BAGGAGE, I'm predicting that we've only begun to scratch the surface of Pirro's.
If Cox learned anything from Nixon, it should be how to HIT your opponents. For example, RFK in 1968 and George Wallace in 1972. Who knows what happened to JFK since Nixon wasn't running in 1964.
Ed Cox has never held a political office. His father-in-law absolutely IS fodder for Hillary and she is salivating to use every antipathy she has had for Nixon, for decades, against him. It's guilt by association/marriage. And he's mealymouthed; not to mention the fact that he has NO idea how to campaign. No man, NO MAN, not even Rudy, can effectively run against Hillary and THAT is her secret weapon.
There is far more of a chance of Pirro unseating, even making Hillary leave the race, than any other person, alive or dead. And even should Pirro lose, she will have bloodied Hillary badly and RUINED her on a national level.
Does Pirro have baggage? Yes, her creepy husband. But, and this really is a huge BUT, Hillary's spouse is even worse! And then, there is the fact that as DA, Pirro is well known and respected for sending rapists and wife beaters to jail. She understand that kind of man.
Arnold Schwarzenegger had a better chance of winning. I knew and posted that since day one, right after he announced it on the Jay Leno show. You and I even predicted he would reach around 50% of the votes by the time the election was over. He took 48% of the vote.
This case is different. You have the DA-wife of a convicted felon who knew the ongoings of her husband despite of whatever she says. Stuff about that will surface - not now, because it's early, but in due time. By the time all these shenanigans are exposed, Hillary will be riding high.
Don't you think I want Hillary to lose and get the hell out of NY, or at least get bloodied and impoverished? But with Pirro, the odds for this to happen are slim in my book.
You know, I've never underestimated the power of the media and their ability to influence people. If they can scare people with a stroke of the pen by the mere mention of the name Nixon as in: Ed Cox is the son-in-law of Nixon –just for marrying Tricia Nixon 3 years prior to Nixon's resignation and nothing to do with Watergate- imagine how much they would influence the sheeple when they start reporting on Pirro's husband convicted for tax evasion and doing time in jail for 17 out of 29 months, and his mob connections with his DA-wife by his side?
For WIW I found a link about Pataki supporting Cox. I don't give it much credit now since I've found Pataki's people are behind Pirro, but anyway here it is:
“He has the backing of Pataki and many other influential people both Republican and Democrat.