Opinion of the 2016 Democratic bench

[Landslide Lyndon]

I think that Cuomo and O'Malley are the two strongest Democratic contenders. Both have strong fundraising bases, are personally charismatic, and have ties to the Democratic establishment.

Cuomo is far from charismatic. From what I've seen he seems rather dour and dull.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Any incumbent New York governor is going to have a formidable fundraising machine.  So yeah, assuming Clinton doesn't run, Cuomo would be a major contender.  Though, of course, $ doesn't automatically mean victory.

Obama and Clinton don't seem to hold in very high regard Cuomo, so if they can subtly direct their donors to another candidate then he can certainly counter Cuomo's fundraising advantage.