Spouse is delighted Her Mate is Running for Mayor of New York City

The New York Post carried today a story by Sally Goldberg about Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York. She asked her married partner Kim how it feels to be the partner of the runner up. Which by itself is not something new to ask the married partner of a running politician. What is so special in this case is that winning will make Christine the first woman to hold that position in New York City but being an out gay person also the first out gay person to be mayor of New York.  A lot is running on this and for someone not familiar with New York politics it might look like Christine is a shoe in having had the experience in running and winning elections and having the name recognition that most politicians will envy. But New York politics is very unpredictable. A few weeks ago you a resigned ex congressman that came from no where and become no.1in the polls. Christine took over but then you have someone that people don’t really know much about how he earns his city salary, that is Bill Di Blazio. He got his photogenic son with an old fashioned afro to make some hip commercials for him and it showed he caught up with Christine. We’ll see next week how it goes.
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Democratic candidate for mayor of the city of New York, Christine Quinn, and wife Kim Catullo arrive at a mayoral debate in last week.

Kim Catullo is relishing in the possibility that her spouse, Christine Quinn, could break two barriers if she’s elected New York’s first female, openly gay mayor.

“I think the moments that are the most moving on the trail are when young girls come up to her and you just realize the impact this has,” Catullo said today, referring to moments she’s seen while campaigning with her wife.

Catullo lit up when sharing her own memories of feminist icons.

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Kim Catullo, wife of Democratic mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn, during interview in Chelsea.

“I can remember watching when Geraldine Ferraro was nominated for vice president. That’s a moment that for me I remember like yesterday: It was August, it was hot out, I was up at my aunt’s home in New York state and just in front of that TV mesmerized,” Catullo told The Post.

Catullo defended Quinn’s decision to overturn term limits — a move that gave Quinn time to rehabilitate her image after a budgetary scandal but also angered voters.

She added that she worries about Quinn's safety if she wins.

"You know, I worry about the security stuff. I mean, I worry about that even as speaker," said Catullo, a corporate lawyer. "People who are a little off out there - it happens you know."