When Will Andrew Cuomo Announce His Candidcy for Governor of New York?

[Lunar]

As an offhand thought, the less time he actually has to "campaign" for the primary, the better off Cuomo would be.  If Paterson isn't able to engage in a negative, defensive campaign, then Cuomo seems to win by default and be better positioned for the general.

[Lunar]

As an offhand thought, the less time he actually has to "campaign" for the primary, the better off Cuomo would be.  If Paterson isn't able to engage in a negative, defensive campaign, then Cuomo seems to win by default and be better positioned for the general.

Lunar - you're forgetting one thing.  The blacks won't like that type of maneuver.  And Paterson is not blind enough to miss that attack opportunity (he'd probably make it his own campaign). 

I don't see why entering the race early is going to help Cuomo with black voters

[Lunar]

Doesn't Cuomo leader Paterson among blacks?

He swamps him among blacks.

Do you know anyone personally who likes Paterson?

I like Paterson.

[Lunar]

The difference between the Spitzer/Paterson of 2006 and the Spitzer/Paterson of today has got to be one of the biggest declines in American political history.[/quote.]

Meh, I'd argue Patrick has been worse. Spitzer has handled everything post-resignation perfectly and is now a viable candidate again. I remember a very sympathetic TIME article about him recently. Paterson was never that big of a deal on the ticket. Even in terms of approvals, Arnold Schwarzenegger arguably did worse in his collapse.

It's hard to beat Paterson's sense of humor.  From his stand-up comedic roleplay-mocking of blind, disabled people criticizing him on TV ads to his statement that he plans to be president in 2017 because "once you go black, you never go back,"  Paterson seriously has one of my favorite personalities in politics.


A good governor can spurn special interests and convince the people he is doing is good for them.  Paterson, when he's not taking the racial, bombastic perspective on public issues, is good at taking the "right" position on issues but is not particularly adept at convincing people that he took the right issue.


Him being genuinely one of the funniest politicians in America (in a non-ironic/sarcastic way) is why I like him.  He's a bit of a moderate hero on economic issues, and everyone knows how I'm a sucker for that

[Lunar]

So you just admitted to Moderate Heroism.

It was a more than a bit mocking if you couldn't tell.

[Lunar]

If blacks start to dislike Cuomo if/when he enters (assuming Paterson stays in the race), Cuomo can always tell them that Obama personally told Paterson to withdraw from the race.

And how well did it go over in NY when Obama hinted that "we want Cuomo, not you"?

NYers don't like be told what to do.  Especially by outsiders.

It worked pretty well in clearing the primary field for Gillibrand.

Schumer did a lot of that, Obama was the cherry on top for dissuading Israel

[Lunar]

Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has pledges for contributions that would put him above the $16.1 million his campaign reported yesterday, a supporter familiar with his fundraising operation said.

Cuomo’s treasury already totals more than five times the $3 million banked by Governor David Paterson. Cuomo associates say he intends to challenge Paterson in a Sept. 14 Democratic primary election.

The Cuomo supporter, who requested anonymity, said that fundraisers asked some donors to defer contributions to help create momentum as the primary approaches and that others preferred to pay in installments. Some strategists didn’t want the campaign to appear too confident, the person said.

Is it just me or is that REALLY stupid?  While it will probably work for Cuomo as he seems a lock for the governorship, and it works in theory, having a check that you've already cashed and put in your campaign account is probably 50% more valuable than someone promising to give you a check on a later date.