Gov Palin drew a large crowd in Auburn, NY in June.
Kirsten Gillibrand has to stand for election in 2010.
Give em hell Sarah.
http://womensissues.about.com/b/2009/07/03/why-is-palin-quitting-ask-auburn-ny.htm
Why Is Palin Quitting? Ask Auburn, NY
Friday July 3, 2009
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin did some traveling in June. And one of the places she visited was Auburn, NY, the home of former Secretary of State William Seward, the mastermind who brokered the purchase of Alaska from Russia under President Andrew Johnson.
To say she received a hero’s welcome would be an understatement. She rode in a parade down streets jammed with gushing well-wishers. Local television showed smiling faces — young, old, male, female — all saying how attrractive she was, how sweet, how much they admired her.
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The wild card: The Lady has proven she can draw a crowd, which means she can raise money. To paraphrase Pres. Bush, sometimes money trumps ahhhhh.... ummmm... truth... in politics.