Why Gillibrand wants to run for president again

[brooklynite]

Albany Times-Union

WASHINGTON — After an early departure from the 2020 field, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to run for president again, but not in 2024, she said.

"It was such an inspiring experience I hope that some day I get to do it again," the Democrat said in an interview this week. " I don’t know when. It’s not something immediate. It’s something far in the future.”

Gillibrand launched her campaign for president, framing herself as a "young mom" focused on helping America's families, but she failed to break out of a crowded campaign field and terminated her run in August 2019 when she did not qualify for the third presidential debate.

Looking back, Gillibrand says "it wasn't my time and it was very clear, very early."

[snowybirdie]

1. Don't see her

as a dynamic leadership candidate. She really hasn't garnered nationwide attention as a Senator for several years.

[frazzled]

2. She'd better do something first

Something other than being a senator, that is. It’s only happened three times in US history that a sitting senator won the presidency—Harding, Kennedy, Obama.

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/A_Senator_Becomes_President.htm

[samsingh]

4. She will never be forgiven for what she did to Al Franken

[uponit7771]

5. +1, she doesn't understand how much that affected people

[ChrisF1961]

8. Well her and 38 other Senators

including Sanders, Harris and Warren.

[kcr]

9. Give it up. You're never going to get people to stop blaming her

And rightfully so. I hope she runs again so she can waste even more of her own time and money and lose again, for the same reason she lost the first time.

[ChrisF1961]

10. Yes why let the facts

get in the way of demonizing a woman.

[wellst0nev0ter]

12. Gillibrand doubled down on Franken

by saying that Clinton should have resigned for his affair with Lewinsky. Remember?

Gillibrand brought this on herself. Let her own it.

[BradAllison]

13. But she needed her .5 percent!!! n/m

[Trueblue1968]

19. I SURE WON'T.

[WhiteTara]

3. tell her not to quit her day job

we have long memories.

[tritsofme]

6. Because she is a glutton for punishment?

I honestly don’t see how she is ever viable, or even a top tier candidate, in a future Democratic primary.

[Johonny]

7. She's a hard no for me

[RegularJam]

11. I like Gillibrand a lot. nt

[BradAllison]

14. That's a no for me dawg. n/m

[oasis]

15. She has time to repair her image and Build Back Better.

[DFW]

16. She could always remind us again that Tara Reade "came forward."

Well, OK, maybe not.

For the time being, she would do well to try to be the best damn Senator she can possibly be for her state. I will never forget, but I don't vote in New York.

[Rustyeye77]

17. Al Franken.... that ALL I need to know.

[OnDoutside]

18. Lol.

[Meowmee]

20. It would be a waste of time and money