Quote Originally Posted by Hosakawa Tito View Post
If Hillary is offered, and accepts, a cabinet post, and right now that appears to be up in the air, Dem. Gov. Patterson will select her replacement who will serve till 2010. A special election will be held then to vote for a candidate to serve the rest of Clinton's term that expires in 2012.

I'm sure Guiliani is "kicking the tires" within the NYS Republican Party to determine if he can garner enough support to be the 2012 candidate, but that's almost 4 years off and anything can happen in that amount of time. As far as identifying another candidate goes...I have no idea. To have a chance in a liberal heavy State such as NY the Republican candidate will most likely have to be seen as a liberal Republican.
I think he has a shot - anyone else and it would be no contest.