# Andrew Cuomo 2020? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 28, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909 "2017-11-28T00:37:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![escaped](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@escaped](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/escaped)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/1 "2017-11-28T00:37:47Z")
UIs is possible Governor cuomo can run next election? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/2 "2017-11-28T00:39:31Z")
> [@escaped](#): > > Is is possible Governor cuomo can run next election? If you’re talking about the Presidential election, yes, it’s possible. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/3 "2017-11-28T14:57:17Z")
Is Andre Cuomo the Governor of New York’s French cousin? > **[Andrew Cuomo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo)** > > Andrew Mark Cuomo (/ˈkwoʊmoʊ/ KWOH-moh; Italian: \[ˈkwɔːmo\]; born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms (52nd governor). In 2021, Cuomo resigned from office amidst numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and covering up COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. At the time of his resignation, he w Born... ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/4 "2017-11-28T15:41:29Z")
I fondly remember my dinner with Andre Cuomo. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/5 "2017-11-28T16:04:16Z")
It sounds like he is not well liked by the Liberal wing of the Democratic Party and they will have a lot to do with winning the primaries. Living in New Jersey it seems like he is competant Governor. He has actually got a few State Budgets passed on time which has never happened in my lifetime. Of course he might just look good compared to the Governors of New Jersey. We’ve had 3 straight disgraces coming from both parties. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/6 "2017-11-28T16:16:19Z")
I see the thread title has now been fixed. A Brooklyn friend of mine who’s very plugged into NYS Democratic politics is not a big fan of the governor, who IIRC he considers unprincipled, ruthless, possibly crooked and certainly overly ambitious. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/7 "2017-11-28T16:28:58Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I see the thread title has now been fixed. > > A Brooklyn friend of mine who’s very plugged into NYS Democratic politics is not a big fan of the governor, who IIRC he considers unprincipled, ruthless, possibly crooked and certainly overly ambitious. “Overly ambitious”? Was there ever a President this couldn’t be said about? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/8 "2017-11-28T16:33:43Z")
Wait. Running as a Democrat? Or Republican Lite? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/9 "2017-11-28T17:17:23Z")
The question isn’t “should he run?” or “will he win?” The question is simply, is it _possible_ that he will run\*. He’s old enough and a natural born citizen. So, there you have it. \*plus a few typos. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/10 "2017-11-28T19:12:47Z")
I could see him running. I also don’t see him winning the nomination. The legislature (not really his purview to be fair) got even more screwed up and he went along with it as governor. The SAFE Act was wildly unpopular upstate. He had the name, NYC and Long Island, and two really terrible opponents in 2010 and 2014 to get him elected. Can he point to some accomplishments? Sure, but not that many. Getting a budget passed on time is basic governance and not a highlight, no matter how screwed up the budget was before. I already mentioned the SAFE Act. With time and luck some of the initiatives to revitalize upstate will work (what’s now SUNY Nano, the biochemistry effort in Buffalo, the new brewing law to try to replicate the success seen with wine) but I’m not sure how much he can run on. I see him throwing his hat in the ring and out after New Hampshire at the latest. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/11 "2017-11-28T19:20:30Z")
He has a pretty famous name, so there’s that. I wouldn’t discount the value of that, along with some appealing rhetoric. You know who else had a famous name and some appealing rhetoric? (Not who you think! 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/12 "2017-11-28T19:49:52Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > He has a pretty famous name, so there’s that. I wouldn’t discount the value of that, along with some appealing rhetoric. > … He’s also married to a Kennedy I believe. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/13 "2017-11-28T20:25:49Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > He’s also married to a Kennedy I believe. You’re right. But is it a Kennedy man or a Kennedy woman? That might make a difference. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/14 "2017-11-28T20:39:13Z")
George Takei married a Kennedy?! No shit? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/15 "2017-11-29T08:48:41Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > He’s also married to a Kennedy I believe. Was married. They’re divorced and he’s dating Sandra Lee. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/16 "2017-11-29T08:55:30Z")
I’m not saying it would be a _big_ problem, but it would definitely influence his early coverage: The national media seems, based on my limited experience, to hate him. They’re largely based in New York City, and also informed enough to know that the [decline of the subway system](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-system-failure-delays.html) is a state matter. Stuff like this, which would be a tiny blip if it happened to another transit system in another state, will be at the top of reporters’ minds: > [@](#): > > In one particularly egregious example, Mr. Cuomo’s administration forced the M.T.A. to send $5 million to bail out three state-run ski resorts that were struggling after a warm winter. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/17 "2017-11-30T02:50:51Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > “Overly ambitious”? Was there ever a President this couldn’t be said about? Well, there’s ambitious, and there’s so ambitious that you’ll trample your own grandmother to become President. Dubya and Obama were ambitious; Trump and Cuomo both IMHO fall into the latter category. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/18 "2017-11-30T03:59:28Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Was married. They’re divorced and he’s dating Sandra Lee. Yeah. That’s a big negative mark in my books. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/19 "2017-11-30T04:16:17Z")
His big problems are, forst, he’s not a very good speaker, and, second, he’s terrible to his staff. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909/20 "2017-11-30T15:10:24Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > Was married. They’re divorced and he’s dating Sandra Lee. OK, didn’t know. Don’t keep much track of him honestly. I had to look up Sandra Lee, never heard of her. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-cuomo-2020/802909.md?page=2)