New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) told WAMC he will run for a fourth term in 2022.
Said Cuomo: “I believe this state is doing great things at a time when a nation is floundering. I believe that. I believe we have the opportunity to set a standard for progressivity and normalcy. I know this job, I work seven days a week at it, and I think we have accomplishments.”
A new Siena poll in New York finds Andrew Cuomo (D) leading Marc Molinaro (R), 50% to 28% among likely voters.
Cynthia Nixon, the actress who lost to Cuomo in the Democratic primary election, remains on the November ballot on the Working Families Party line and gets 10%.
New York Times: “The strategy allowed Mr. Cuomo — who has spent most of his career ruling and running from the center — to present himself as a progressive warrior in a way that his record might not always support. For most of his seven-plus years in office, after all, Mr. Cuomo has had a friendly working relationship with Republicans, and has failed to push hard for a number of liberal priorities, such as campaign finance reform.”
“During the early days of the Trump administration, Mr. Cuomo had scrupulously avoided criticizing the president by name, even suggesting there might be a benefit to New York if Mr. Trump helped pay for infrastructure.”
“Not so during the closing days of the campaign, when the governor openly mocked Mr. Trump, going so far on Wednesday as to call him ‘that boy’ and — gulp — not a real New Yorker.”
A new Siena poll in New York finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has extended his lead over primary challenger Cynthia Nixon (D) to 41 points, 63% to 22%.
Said pollster Steven Greenberg: “Cuomo has a lead of at least 20 points with every demographic group and leads by at least 30 points in every region of the state.”
A new Siena poll in New York finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) continues to hold a dominant lead over primary challenger Cynthia Nixon (D), 60% to 29%.
Key finding: “Ms. Nixon is running hard to the governor’s left, but she continues to trail Mr. Cuomo badly among self-identified liberal Democrats, 57 percent to 35 percent, a gap perhaps as ominous to her chances as the top-line margin.”
A new Quinnipiac poll finds New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) crusing challenger Cynthia Nixon (D) in their primary, 59% to 23%, with big leads among all gender, education, age, racial and regional groups in the survey.
A new Siena poll in New York finds that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) leads primary challenger Cynthia Nixon (D) by a wide margin, 61% to 26%.
In a general election match up, Cuomo crushes Marc Molinaro (R), 56% to 37%.
“Hillary Clinton is expected to break her virtual hiatus from the campaign trail this week, when she will endorse Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York in a contested Democratic primary — a move sure to enrage liberal activists seeking Mr. Cuomo’s ouster at the hands of Cynthia Nixon, the actress turned progressive insurgent,” the New York Times reports.
“Mrs. Clinton has also recorded an automated phone call endorsing Stacey Abrams, the former Democratic leader in the Georgia House, who is competing for the party’s nomination for governor on Tuesday.”
A new Marist poll in New York finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) leading challenger Cynthia Nixon (D) in a Democratic primary, 68% to 21%, with 11% still undecided.
Four years ago, when Zephyr Teachout (D) challenged Cuomo, he received 62% of the vote in the primary to 34% for Teachout.
Actress Cynthia Nixon (D) announced she’s challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Meanwhile, a new Sienna poll finds Cuomo leading Nixon, 66% to 19%, among New York Democrats.
“The actress Cynthia Nixon, who for months has teased her interest in challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has engaged in talks with a pair of veteran Democratic political operatives, a sign that she may be moving closer to a decision on whether to run this year,” the New York Times reports.
“If a race between Ms. Nixon and Mr. Cuomo does materialize, it would instantly become one of the most intriguing Democratic primaries in the country, pitting a celebrity first-time candidate with an ability to command national media attention versus a two-term incumbent sitting atop $30 million and known for his aggressive political tactics.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “raised an average of more than $32,000 per day for the last six months, according to campaign finance reports, and has now amassed a $30.5 million campaign chest in 2018 that so far has helped him scare away serious rivals in his bid for a third term,” the New York Times reports.
A new Siena College poll finds New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) with a dramatic rise in his popularity, as his favorability rating hits its highest level in three years, 61% to 31%.
“An examination by the New York Times of contemporaneous documents and emails, as well as interviews with people who met with Mr. Trump during that period, found how he carefully weighed a run, measuring whether the governor’s office was a necessary steppingstone to his long-held goal: the White House. His calculations at the time run contrary to the seat-of-the-pants image he projects on the campaign trail, and offer a look at a formative stage of his presidential ambitions.”
“He discussed with state Republican leaders the idea of using the governorship as a platform to run for president, a situation in which he would serve for a year or so and be succeeded by his lieutenant governor.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “signaled that he intends to run for a third term in 2018,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Cuomo: “We are in the midst of a phenomenal transformation in the state of New York. There’s nothing else that I would rather do than what I’m doing. I plan to stay as long as the people will have me.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) finished his re-election campaign with $9.2 million in the bank, Capital New York reports.
“It’s unclear what Cuomo will do with his war chest, particularly if he does not opt to seek a third term. A good-government advocate has said that it could seed a Cuomo-themed super PAC should he choose to become a national candidate. New York law does not have special restrictions on leftover funds in campaign accounts that belong to politicians who decline to seek office again, or die.”
Fred Dicker: “The state’s most powerful Republican secretly worked for months to help Democratic Gov. Cuomo win re-election — in exchange for Cuomo’s promise not to aid Senate Democrats in their Long Island races, a top New York GOP leader has charged.”
“Former state Republican Party Executive Director Michael Lawler — who managed Rob Astorino’s ill-fated gubernatorial run against Cuomo — told The Post that he learned of the alleged bombshell deal between Senate GOP leader Dean Skelos and Cuomo just days ago, after suspecting for months that it existed.”
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