12.22.2005
Pirro Plans to End Senate Bid and Run for Attorney General (NYTimes.com)
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
Published: December 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 - Jeanine F. Pirro, whose campaign to unseat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has been struggling for months, plans to abandon the race and run for state attorney general instead, two senior Republican officials close to her campaign said today.
One of the officials, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the subject, said Mrs. Pirro would make the announcement as early as Thursday. Her campaign did not have an immediate comment on the matter.
The state's Republican Party has previously demanded that she quit the Senate race and run for attorney general instead, but Mrs. Pirro, the Westchester County district attorney, emphasized in an interview earlier this month that she makes up her own mind and stands by tough decisions.
"No one has ever told me what to do," Ms. Pirro said in the interview. "I think for myself. I make my own decisions. I appreciate people's input, but in the end, I decide on the course of action. I decide."
New York State Republican leaders had asked her to make a final decision about her political future before the end of the month. The New York Post reported today that Ms. Pirro would switch to the attorney general's race on Thursday or Friday.
(More ... Pirro Plans to End Senate Bid and Run for Attorney General - New York Times) ¶ 08:19
Published: December 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 - Jeanine F. Pirro, whose campaign to unseat Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York has been struggling for months, plans to abandon the race and run for state attorney general instead, two senior Republican officials close to her campaign said today.
One of the officials, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the subject, said Mrs. Pirro would make the announcement as early as Thursday. Her campaign did not have an immediate comment on the matter.
The state's Republican Party has previously demanded that she quit the Senate race and run for attorney general instead, but Mrs. Pirro, the Westchester County district attorney, emphasized in an interview earlier this month that she makes up her own mind and stands by tough decisions.
"No one has ever told me what to do," Ms. Pirro said in the interview. "I think for myself. I make my own decisions. I appreciate people's input, but in the end, I decide on the course of action. I decide."
New York State Republican leaders had asked her to make a final decision about her political future before the end of the month. The New York Post reported today that Ms. Pirro would switch to the attorney general's race on Thursday or Friday.
(More ... Pirro Plans to End Senate Bid and Run for Attorney General - New York Times) ¶ 08:19
