Clinton for Governor? Democrats Dismiss Rumblings

But should Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton run for governor of New York rather than president of the United States, some things would be familiar: outraged Republicans, legislative gridlock and many men who have never had a woman for a boss.

At least some New York Democrats have reportedly been pitching the Executive Mansion as a kind of consolation prize for Mrs. Clinton — a face-saving exit to the presidential primary that they believe she cannot win and that, they fear, is tearing the party apart.

The notion of a Clinton run for governor, floated in Newsweek last month and recycled on blogs and talk shows since, is flatly rejected by Mrs. Clinton’s aides and closest supporters, and many others in New York politics.

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