Democratic strategist Lis Smith, author of the forthcoming book, Any Given Tuesday has an excerpt in Politico on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) final days in office.
“While Cuomo was notoriously tough on staff, he engendered a remarkable amount of loyalty in the people around him. Yes, he could be irrational and impetuous at times, but he matched that with a deep interpersonal warmth — showing up at weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs and funerals. He always took the time to call staffers dealing with loss and personal hardships. He’d also been a formidable governor — the likes of which New York hadn’t seen in decades. He’d managed to get the unruly state legislature under control and achieve some big things.”
“The last several months had tested that loyalty, as it became increasingly clear that Cuomo wasn’t being straight with any of us — myself included. He’d led us down a path of defending him against claims of sexual harassment without giving us the full truth. We felt betrayed and misled.”
