In this series, which started in July ‘08, wowOwow follows the political news swirling around Caroline Kennedy since her surprise endorsement of Barack Obama and high-profile placement on his VP selection committee. Now, Caroline is ready to launch a political career of her own. With the Caroline Kennedy Candidacy Watch, we’ll follow all the latest news.

Andrew Cuomo has been keeping a pretty low profile when it comes to who Gov. David Paterson will pick to fill Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. But now there’s word that he may just be working behind the scenes to better his chances at being "the chosen one."

The New York Times reports that a top Cuomo aide, Joseph Percoco, is urging labor leaders and officials upstate to not endorse Caroline Kennedy – the attorney general’s top rival in this "non-campaign" – for the job.

A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows that 45 percent of those recently surveyed would like to see Kennedy go to the Senate, while 36 percent would rather see someone else appointed.

An upstate Democratic operative told the Times this about Percoco:

"He said, ‘Don’t you think it should be someone who understands upstate? Don’ you think it should be someone with experience? Shouldn’t it be somebody who knows New York better?’ … They’ve been trying to feed people."

Apparently Cuomo himself advised one New York labor leader to delay warming to, or even meeting with Kennedy, until the selection process gets more down to the wire. Cuomo’s spokesman, of course, is denying any reports of attempts to derail the competition.

To be sure, the longer this drags on, the less popular Kennedy gets.

Jossip says even former "Nanny" Fran Drescher would be better qualified than the Camelot heiress, pointing out that the actress is a born-and-bred New Yorker, cancer survivor, author and non-profit organizer. 

"Franny may not have been more qualified than Andrew Cuomo, but she’s definitely as, if not more, qualified than Kennedy. Don’t believe us? Let us count the ways."