Cuomo vs. Bush vs. Perot 92

[Peter the Lefty]

If Mario Cuomo had decided to jump in the race when everyone was uttering his name, and had won the Democratic nomination, would he have beat Bush or would his liberalism allow Bush to pull off a win? 

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Cuomo wins, but it's closer. Maybe ~300 electoral votes.

[hcallega]

Cuomo would have won by a very narrow margin. It also depends on whether or not Perot stays in the race. He was polling strongly when he withdrew from the race. But assuming that he drops out, here's how I imagine the electoral map looking:

Mario Cuomo/Ann Richards (D): 40% of the PV, 301 Electoral Votes
George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R): 40% of the PV, 237 Electoral Votes
H. Ross Perot/Andrew Stockdale (I): 20% of the PV

[defe07]

Cuomo would have won by a very narrow margin. It also depends on whether or not Perot stays in the race. He was polling strongly when he withdrew from the race. But assuming that he drops out, here's how I imagine the electoral map looking:

Mario Cuomo/Ann Richards (D): 40% of the PV, 301 Electoral Votes
George H.W. Bush/Dan Quayle (R): 40% of the PV, 237 Electoral Votes
H. Ross Perot/Andrew Stockdale (I): 20% of the PV

Wait! What would happen if Perot stayed thru the whole race and hadn't dropped out? How does he do with the popular vote? Does he win any states??

[Phony Moderate]

How good is Cuomo at debating?

[dudeabides]

Bush (R) 40%
Perot (I) 30%
Cuomo (D) 29%

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Cuomo/Gore       40%      300
Bush/Quayle       39%      238
Perot/Stockdale   20.5%   

[dudeabides]

Unlike his son, Mario Cuomo was a leader in the progressive wing of the party, he would have lost.

Bush/Quayle (R) 50% 381 EV
Cuomo/Gore (D) 26% 153 EV
Perot/Stockdale (I) 24% 4 EV

[Cryptic]

Cuomo/Richards: 296
Bush/Quayle: 242
Perot/Stockdale: 0

Far closer race, but I still give it to the Democrats.  Bush would still be hampered by the onset of an economic downturn, regardless of the Democratic nominee.  Also, the attack ads against the tax pledge would still write themselves.

[Undecided Voter in the Midwest]

I agree with hcallega's map. Cuomo would win, but by a smaller margin than Clinton did because he wouldn't make the same inroads in the south.