Reply #17: Honestly, why is legislative experience considered so important by some here? [View All]

[pnwmom]

She is smart, she's a lawyer who has writtten about Constitutional law, she "plays well with others," she's been watching Ted legislate all her life, she is progressive -- she can figure the legislative stuff out.

And she offers things few other candidates in NY can -- the ability to pick up the phone and call Obama. A proven talent for fundraising (and on a national basis). An unblemished name that will bring her attention in the Senate that few other junior Senators would receive.