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NY-Gov: Cuomo to Announce Run in March, Source Tells Daily News

by: James L.

Sun Jan 24, 2010 at 12:13 AM EST


Finally:

Andrew Cuomo is ready to run for governor.

New York's state attorney general is set to take on Gov. Paterson in the Democratic primary, a source close to Cuomo told the Daily News.

Cuomo spokesman Richard Bamberger declined comment, but a source close to Cuomo told The News, "He will make an announcement at the end of March. And what he will say is that he intends to run for governor. ... He thinks there are a lot of problems in the state and he thinks he can help solve them."

Poll after poll has shown Cuomo not only winning the general election with ease, but also trouncing Paterson in every primary match-up we've seen -- including a recent Siena poll giving Cuomo a 38-point lead over Paterson in the primary and a 42-point lead on the current Republican front-runner, ex-Rep. Rick Lazio. The primary could still get pretty lively, but it'll be a futile exercise for the embattled governor. He'd be much better off fading into retirement, but there are no signs that Paterson's willing to concede the race without a fight.

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About damn time
Why in the world did Cuomo put this off so long?
I think there are valid reasons for waiting
Cuomo wouldn't really have stood to gain anything from announcing his candidacy last fall (or even earlier than that). It's not like he has any problems with name recognition, and his campaign account is loaded. On the contrary, engaging the campaign earlier would force him to involve himself in the debate earlier -- he'd be forced to go on-record regarding all kinds of issues, including the sticky budgetary ones. If anything, he would only stand to lose some of his luster from engaging the race so early. Besides, Paterson's weakness allowed him the luxury of being able to wait this long. New York's primary is in September, so this will still be a reasonably long campaign.
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Thank
God! This is a proof of how early election start these days when people get irritated that Cuomo didn't announce his intentions in early-mid 2009. The fact is Ny has a late primary and he really doesn't have to campaign for the primary to win. He's been raising millions of dollars with everyone knowing hes going to run. He'll campaign for the general like any Dem in NY does and will win BIG time...hopefully giving the House Dems some coattails w/ Schumer and Gillibrand on the top too helping  

17, Gay Male, Democrat, NJ-8  
Awesome
Cuomo would be a fool to pass up this opportunity.

I don't think Paterson will bow out at this point. He's obviously bitter about the way his tenure has turned out and by the almost unanimous calls for him to bow out in favor of Cuomo.

My only fear is that Paterson will try to sow the seeds of racial division in the primary. He's already been abandoned by the White House and the vast majority of the Democratic establishment. His political career is effectively over. He's got no reason to make Cuomo's ascent to the governorship a coronation.

The governor's father, former NY Sec. of State Basil Paterson, has already brought up Cuomo's run against H. Carl McCall in the 2002 gubernatorial primary in warning Cuomo to stay out of the race. I just worry that that statement could be a harbinger of things to come.

Negative racial tactics from Patterson might even help Cuomo
It could be like Clinton and Sister Soljah, securing a Cuomo landslide in '10.
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I'm worried/saddened...
...that the racial attacks will materialize.  For some reason, I think its the whole point of the Harold Ford campaign, and I think we'll see Patterson/Ford traveling the state hand-in-hand across NY this fall.  Blekh.

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I'm not worried
While it could affect Gillibrand (only if the Republicans are able to muster a strong candidate) Lazio has no prayer of beating Cuomo and even if African American turnout is weak in NY, he'll still beat Lazio by at least 30 points.

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Cuomo at the top of the ballot....
maesn good things for NY-Sen-B and NY-13/20/23/24/25/29. David Patterson would have been a drag statewide. Now the NY GOP has a lot less to show up for in regards to the top of the ticket.
I think he'll win
And I hope he's a good governor. We need one, desperately!

"I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!"
--  Will Rogers  
This is a good new

Cuomo should be the senator now, but this is a good new.

Paterson should retires for reelection. He can run for other statewide office if he wish.

Patterson should run for Senate
With Cuomo entering the Gov's race Patterson should run for Senate and primary Gillabrand. He will get a ton of credit for leaving the Gov's race to Cuomo and a lot of NY pols will feel they would have to support him for senate.

With her low poll numbers I am sure he could beat her.

Has anyone polled Patterson for senate?

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Is this snark?
This is never going to happen.  Patterson couldn't beat a wet sock for dog catcher, he appointed Gillabrand, the NY pols won't support him at all for anything once Cuomo announces.  He is going for a scorched-earth primary; it really is his last chance.  

26, D, MO-05, Hispanic
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NOT FUNNY!!!
There is absolutely no chance in hell that will happen. If by some absolute MIRACLE Patterson got through the primary then the GOP would put the best candidate they have against him, and we would without any doubt in my mind loose this seat. Patterson could not get elected dog catcher and the only public service job he will ever have is a possible ambassadorship somewhere from Obama, however if he pisses everyone off then that is not even going to happen. I think Patterson should be looking at some private sector jobs right now, because I would rather see Spitzer be the nominee over Patterson.  

Proud member of the Indiana Democratic Party from IN-9.  
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Paterson should challenge Rangel
if he wants a future in politics

26, male, Dem, NJ-12
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'Bout damn time
The problem is, I don't think Paterson has any intention of NOT running for the nod. So, despite Cuomo's marvelous polling against Lazio, he'll surely be a tad bloodied up when it comes time for the general.

Early predix...

Cuomo - 63%
Paterson - 37%

Cuomo - 57%
Lazio - 43%

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A win is a win
I wish there was some way we could talk Patterson out of it though. I know that Patterson is probably going to play the race card, and that NEVER ends well.  

Proud member of the Indiana Democratic Party from IN-9.  
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Lazio
I think now that Cuomo is getting in Lazio will probably jump over to the Senate race, leaving Cuomo with token opposition.  

Proud member of the Indiana Democratic Party from IN-9.  
Doubtful
Al D'Amato apparently tried to get Lazio to consider the Senate race a few weeks back, to which he responded with an unequivocal "no."

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race card
Having the race card played on you when you are not a racist is one of the worst things to have to endure in politics.  People of all races have done it obviously.

Libertarian secular Republican, MO-7
Under the circumstances, I support Cuomo
But his comments about then-candidate Obama certainly sounded racist. I hope Cuomo isn't a racist in his actions in office, but it's hard for me to imagine he isn't at least somewhat prejudiced.

On the other hand, the suggestions for Paterson to run for any other statewide offices are extremely funny. I don't think he'd even have a chance to challenge Rangel for the House seat. He has risen beyond the level of his competence, a clear application of the Peter Principle. His career in electoral politics is OVER.

"I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!"
--  Will Rogers  

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On this race card business
First, wasn't there some polling done a while back that showed a majority of African Americans disaproving of Paterson?

Secondly, what makes us so sure that Paterson will stoop so low.  The only evidence I can see is that his dad has warned that it the primary would be racially divisive.  Not saying that it won't happen, but I have to say that the evidence that it will is rather scant at the moment and I think we should give the guy the benefit of the doubt unless there's some other evidence that the campaign is going that route.

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He will
Patterson is desperate, and he does not have anything to loose at this point. So I think that he knows his best shot is to use the race card. I really hope he doesn't but I have a strong feeling that he will.  

Proud member of the Indiana Democratic Party from IN-9.  
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Why would the "race card" hurt Cuomo?
I'm thinking if played by Patterson, it would only help Cuomo upstate. And given Patterson's approvals, I don't think it would be worse than a wash in metro NYC.
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A lot of the black community became weary of Cuomo after he tried to challenge Carl McCall in '02


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Black vote
What percent of dem primary voters in New York are black?

Proud member of the Indiana Democratic Party from IN-9.  
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If I'm not mistaken, it's about 15%


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So the only way Cuomo improves his standing with the A-A community
is to choose to not run?
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Well, at least according to Charlie Rangel and Basil Paterson


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Not that it matters
But a racially polarized electorate hurts Paterson more than it helps, considering that in order to do this he'd have to alienate the other 85% of the electorate. If this were only a primary within the city then the strategy might pay off (although considering the large Hispanic and Asian populations, it could still easily backfire).

Even if Paterson's goal is to screw Cuomo in the general election, it probably won't work there either, unless the Republicans get someone stronger than Rick Lazio, Cuomo will be in the driver's seat either way.

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next up: Beau Biden
time to shit or get off the pot
Be careful
what you wish for:

Our conversation ended with a surprising request from the vice president as he hurried off to a national security meeting. Spontaneously, he turned to the possible Delaware senatorial campaign of his son Beau.

Biden: "If you run into Beau, talk him into running; he respects you."

Me: "I don't think he wants to run, though."

Biden: "I don't think he does either. I know he doesn't want to. ... I'm so proud of the job he's done [as attorney general]."

Me: "Would you campaign for him [against Republican Mike Castle]?"

Biden: "Hell, yes. I told him I'd give him my sixth-born grandchild."

I doubt Beau Biden "respects" me, but it was quite startling to hear the vice president confirm what many Democrats fear -- that Beau does not want to be the candidate.

Via.
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Race Card
Is there actually anything concrete to complaints about Cuomo/McCall in 2002 or is the perceived slight just that an AA was challenged at all?
There were definitely more substantive arguments to made against Cuomo's run
Most significantly, Cuomo's candidacy, announced after McCall had already secured the backing of most of the state Dem establishment, served to drain significant funds out of McCall's warchest, which was struggling right from the get-go. McCall's financial woes by the end of the primary all but secured a third Pataki term. The race issue came up after Charlie Rangel gave an interview warning that McCall wouldn't necessarily endorse Cuomo should Cuomo have garnered the nomination. This angered Cuomo supporters, many of who (if not most) would later back Pataki over McCall.

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