Gillibrand's team is understandably pushing the review out on Facebook
The New York Times weighs in on the Senate race everyone forgot was happening, New York's.
The endorsement can only be described as a rave. Over-achiever incumbent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gets high marks in matters domestic and foreign.
Ms. Gillibrand has been a steady voice of reason in Washington, fighting for farmers, battling to retain crucial food stamps. She worked hard to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, voted against extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, and has become a strong advocate for women’s issues. She was a key sponsor of legislation to end insider trading by members of Congress, and she has spoken out against President Obama’s slow withdrawal from Afghanistan.
That Kirsten is "a steady voice of reason in Washington" is praise born of a very steep grading curve. Gillibrand's whacky opponent, Wendy Long, with her gay wedding boycotting, climate change denying, Blunt amendment supporting birth control jihad epitomizes the paradigm.
Regardless, Gillibrand is authentically popular by virtue of her own considerable efforts (and the Times didn't even mention her brining the 9/11 First Responders Health bill to passage). Like a super-majority of New Yorkers, I look forward to casting my vote to send Gillibrand back to DC for another term.
The Times is right, Gillibrand has amassed an extraordinary body of work in a short time. All the more impressive when on considers she's had to contend with elections in 2010 and 2012, and been in a perpetual statewide campaign mode since assuming office. On Nov. 7, she'll finally have the luxury of taking a breather.
I doubt she will though. That's not her style.