By Associated Press
Albany, NY – County Republican chairmen from across New York met in Albany Monday. They said Jeanine Pirro should abandon her struggling campaign to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and instead run for state attorney general.
Pirro said she'll stay in the Senate race.
The state's county chairmen also voted in favor of having former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld run for governor in his native New York. State GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik said the ballot in favor of Weld was not unanimous and many of the county chairmen didn't vote.
Minarik said he wanted a decision by Pirro "as soon as possible" so party leaders could resume deliberations on who their Senate candidate should be.
Independent pollster Lee Miringoff said the action by the county chairmen hurts Pirro no matter what office she seeks.
The state GOP will hold a nominating convention in May.