Yesterday, student-bee-reporter wrote about Harold Ford Jr’s hat being thrown into the senatorial Democratic primary ring in addition to Jonathan Tasini for the seat currently occupied by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand.  Who will be running on the dark side?

Latest scuttle-but out of Staten Island gives us this possibility:

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Former GOP Rep. Susan Molinari is looking at running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this year.

Ms. Molinari, 52, who left Congress in 1997 and currently lives in Virginia, said that given the health care debate and the upcoming trials of accused 9/11 terrorists here, “it’s an important time to have aggressive leadership in the Senate” in the tradition of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Alfonse D’Amato and Charles Schumer.

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“This is very early in a conversation I’m having with myself,” said Ms. Molinari, who is a senior principal at the Bracewell & Giuliani law firm, where she does government affairs work and lobbying.

Ms. Molinari, a former City Council Minority Leader, said she would decide “sooner rather than later” whether she would make the run.

She fits 50% of the bill, being of the female persuasion, but originating from downstate is probably not to her benefit.  Living in Virginia is even more of a concern.  Carpet-bagger, anyone?

I hope she runs.

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