There's a little debate going on between Empire Zone and The Daily Politics, for those who like this kind of thing.
Patrick Healy of the Times started it by saying that the Bernie-tapping scandal might help Jeanine by drawing attention to the AG race and giving her a victiim card to play. Ben Smith of the News answered by saying it was ridiculous to argue that a federal investigation helped a candidate for attorney general. Healy answers back, arguing that any change in a hopeless dynamic is a good change.
The view from here: Pirro's pre-scandal campaign wasn't as hopeless as Healy thinks, and hammering endlessly on Cuomo's lack of qualifications could have put her in position to win. So Smith is winning on points. Unless he turns out to be wrong.
This Observer piece on Jeanine under fire, however, is worth a read. She certainly does seem to have taken to the attention scandal brings with relish, and the sheer audacity of her effort to turn a death blow into a weapon is kind of fascinating.
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There's a lot of talk going on about Pirro these days. There’s a new book out called "The Jeanine Machine", by S Richard Blassberg, and it discusses her dealings in the DA office. It is written by a gentleman who has experienced Pirro firsthand. You can get it at vivisphere.com for only 8.00. It's definitely worth checking out.
Thanks, Erin, I will check this out.