NY GOV-2018 Thread

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I want Preet Bharara to run.

Or Kennedy could jump into a race she could actually win. Either one would be preferable to Cuomo.

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Will progressives put half as much energy here as they will trying to knock off Feinstein?

If a decent candidate crops up, almost certainly. Progressives loathe Cuomo. Hell, mainstream Democrats loathe Cuomo.

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If Teachout enters the primary again it could be a much tougher challenge to Cuomo now that she is more well-known and would have Sanders to fundraise for her.

Zephyr Teachout defeating Andrew Cuomo and being elected Governor of New York would have massive implications for the national Dem party - it would deliver a death blow to Cuomo's Presidential ambitions and position the party for another progressive vs. center Presidential primary.

Teachout has to be careful to not become the liberal version of Tark.

Quite true, but one more run is worth a shot. Teachout isn't insane like Tim Canova and I'd pay good money to see Cuomo's White House prospects go up like kindling.