Governor Cuomo: Machiavellian, Presidential, or Both?
The rumors began only a few weeks before the Democratic National Convention, New York State Governor Cuomo’s national popularity numbers were off the chart. Cuomo consistently maintained he had no interest in any other office; however, every one of his press conference was a mixture of science and FDR like fireside chats. New York State has continued to “flatten the curve,” and far beyond. Businesses were opening, within strict guidelines, the state economy recovering, the governor appointed an Emergency Financial Control Board in New York City, effectively replacing the mayor and the council. Cuomo has met with Trump more than any other governor his daily press conferences paint a pathway to a national recovery, a trillion dollar infrastructure plan.
With Cuomo polling number soaring Trump tweeted, “If I wasn’t running I’d vote for my friend Governor Cuomo.”
While the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, the Bernie and Warren supporters oppose Cuomo Republican voters see him as a middle of the road candidate. Cuomo’s statement, “We are neither blue nor red, neither Republican nor Democrat, we are all Americans,” has become the cry of a vast majority of voters across the nation
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