NEW YORK, NY August 10, 2005 —If she wins the Republican nomination for United States Senate, Jeanine Pirro promises to run an issue-based campaign. The Republican District Attorney for Westchester rejected claims that she's in the race just to bloody Hillary Clinton. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: Pirro says she comes to the race as a fighter, an advocate and agent for change. She said she supports permanent tax cuts and eliminating a tax on inheritances and calls herself "red" on fiscal policy.

PIRRO: But I've got broad blue stripes on the social issues that don't change depending upon the office that I'm running for.

REPORTER: The announcement did not go smoothly for the candidate. Standing in front of dozens of cameras, Pirro struggled for more than 30 seconds to find a page missing from her speech.

PIRRO: Does anyone have page 10? (sounds of shuffling)

REPORTER: The candidate was joined at the kickoff by her mother and college-age daughter. She said her husband-- who served time in prison for tax fraud -- was working.