With both Senate seats up in New York, the media was more focused on the Class I seat because when Kirsten Gillibrand was first appointed in 2009, she initially looked very vulnerable due of her A+ rating from the NRA from when she was representing a rural upstate district.
Given that both Senate seats in New York were open, media attention was primarily focused on the Class I seat because when Kirsten Gillibrand was first appointed in 2009, she initially faced challenges due to her A+ rating from the NRA while serving a rural upstate district.