Updated Sunday, January 11th 2009, 2:24 AM
ALBANY - Caroline Kennedy had her much-anticipated formal interview with Gov. Paterson over the Senate seat Saturday, the Daily News has learned.
Kennedy met with the governor at 2 p.m. at his Manhattan office, Paterson spokeswoman Erin Duggan confirmed.
Until Saturday, Kennedy had only spoken by phone to Paterson to express her interest in the Senate seat to be vacated by Hillary Clinton.
The meeting was the first time she and Paterson discussed faceto-face why she wants the seat, the Daily News first reported on its Web site.
Though she has been considered a front-runner, Paterson has said he won't begin to make a decision until he meets personally with all the candidates.
This past week, he began talking in public about what he views as her pros and cons. Her close connection to President-elect Barack Obama is a positive. Her lack of electoral experience is a negative.
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