Ferraro's Heads Hillary's Swift-Boat Team...
In an issue of Newsweek Magazine she announced her support for speculated
presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the article, entitled "What
We Learned the Hard Way",[19] she thanked Walter Mondale for taking down the
"Men Only" sign from the White House. She compared his selecting her as a
running mate to Roman Catholic Al Smith's running for president in 1928 and
opening the door for Catholic John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Ferraro wrote an e-mail on March 29, 2007 to members of Team Hillary to try
to gather support for Hillary Clinton's fundraising as the March 30 deadline
for donations approached.
She has vowed to help protect Clinton from attacks such as the Swift Boat
Veterans for Truth campaign that damaged nominee Senator John Kerry in the 2004
presidential election. During Clinton's successful bid for the senate, Ferraro
campaigned with the former First Lady, helping her secure the votes of Queens
residents.
In addition to her endorsement, Ferraro also served as a member of Clinton's
campaign finance committee until March 12. In her words, she quit to "protect
Hillary". [20]
Political career following the 1984 race
Senate campaign, UN Ambassadorship, published works, and television
She published an autobiography, Ferraro: My Story, in 1985, and in 1992 ran
unsuccessfully for Democratic nomination for a New York seat in the U.S.
Senate. She finished second in the heated primary behind State Attorney General
Robert Abrams. She placed ahead of Rev. Al Sharpton and New York City
Comptroller and former congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman in the primary. She has
said that if she had not run for Vice President, she would have sought the
Senate seat in 1986.
In 1993 President William Jefferson Clinton appointed Ferraro ambassador to
the United Nations Committee on Human Rights.
From 1996 to 1997, she was co-host on Crossfire, a political commentary show
on the cable television network CNN. She continues to provide political
commentary as a guest on national television news program. As of March 2008 she
holds a position as a commentator on Fox News Channel.[16]
In 1998, Ferraro ran for the Senate again. She started off as the frontrunner
for the nomination but lost ground in the late summer months. She finished
second behind Congressman Charles Schumer and placed ahead of New York City
Public Advocate Mark J. Green. Schumer went on to defeat D'Amato in the general
election.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Ferraro
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