Growing chorus predicts Gillibrand as Senator

The Albany Times-Union’s Leigh Hornbeck pieces together a convincing case that Governor Paterson has settled firmly on Kirsten Gillibrand to serve as New York’s junior Senator.

She points out that leaders from across Gillibrand’s district have been invited to attend Friday’s noon press conference.

Warren County chairman Bill Montfort was also invited through a series of phone calls from the governor’s office, setting and resetting the date of Paterson’s announcement. It was an unusual invitation and it made Montfort wonder if the governor was bringing people together from Gillibrand’s district.
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“If she does for the state what she’s done for congressional district, the state will be in good shape,” said Montfort. “I can’t think of an elected official I’ve been able to have more access to than her, whether it’s calling her on her cell in Washington or at home on the weekend.”