Gillibrand and Ford Atwitter About State of the Union

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her potential challenger, Harold Ford Jr., took to Twitter within minutes of each other this afternoon

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and her potential challenger, Harold Ford Jr., took to Twitter within minutes of each other this afternoon to post their respective thoughts on the State of the Union.

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The senator:

SenGillibrand Looking forward to the #SOTU tonight. If HF were here, he would probably be sitting on the Republican side.

The would-be senator:

HFord2 Good luck tonight Mr. President! It’s all about jobs and the economy

It sounds like the president could use a little encouragement.

katiecouric Just had lunch with the president who seems pensive, slightly deflated, realistic, aggravated and resolute. Didn’t eat his pie.

Gillibrand and Ford Atwitter About State of the Union