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Madame Governor?

Posted Mar 29, 08 4:12 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton could soon be chief executive… of New York. With Clinton’s presidential chances looking slim, party insiders are floating the idea of a gubernatorial run, Newsweek reports. And David Paterson may not stay governor for long in Clinton’s state; Eliot Spitzer’s scandal-plagued successor may even need to resign soon and spark a November election.

Hillary’s opponent, ironically, could be Rudy Giuliani, who is reportedly mulling a run for governor. Clinton is apparently open to the idea, while Bill Clinton rejects it out of hand. One campaign aide summed up the nay side: “Hillary believes, and so do I, that she'll be president this year,” he said. “It may be an alternative universe, but it's the one they (the Clintons) live in.”

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U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, smiles as she stands with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer at a news conference on children's health care in New York, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007.   (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Hillary Rodham Clinton, listens as then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer speaks at a news conference on children's health care in New York, in this Aug. 30, 2007 file photo.   (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a rally in Albany, N.Y., May 14, 2007.   (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
New York Gov. David Paterson gestures during his speech to a joint legislatureafter being sworn in, March 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/HansPennink)
New York Gov. David Paterson discusses marital infidelities as his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, stands nearby during a news conference at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., March 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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