Sadly, it would appear that what was once expected to be for Andy Cuomo's an obstacle free cruise to a second term as New York’s governor may have now hit a couple of snags. First being, the law professor Zephyr Teachout, Andy's Democrat primary opponent. Her liberal campaign seems to have gained some steam of late, and though she’s unlikely to beat him, a good showing could hurt Andy's presidential ambitions. God help us if he’s elected president.
In what was typical Cuomo fashion, it seems that Andy was a no-show at a debate on cable TV with Teachout, and he's been relatively quiet since allegations first hit that he personally interfered with his own anti-corruption commission. Of course Andy denies those allegations and because he doesn’t happen to be a Republican, our beloved state-controlled media once again neglects its responsibilities when it comes to challenging Andy regarding his denials.
And the other potential problem for our enterprising, and quite corrupt, presidential hopeful, is that he could very well end up with a running mate that he doesn't really want. In New York, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately, and Columbia University law professor Tim Wu, Teachout's running mate in the primary, may actually beat Cuomo's running mate Kathy Hochul. Hochul, apparently comes with baggage.
That baggage being that as a former member of Congress, Hochul was, or at least claimed to be, a conservative, which could hurt her with liberal Democrat primary voters. She has sought to shed that label by garnering the support of ‘Communist Bill’ de Blasio. Wu gained The New York Times' endorsement. Wu has said, "Kathy Hochul's positions are really far out of line with the Democrats who vote in a Democratic primary." Adding, "She's in a really difficult position."
Now just a little side note on our good friend, the very corrupt, and patently dishonest, Andy Cuomo. To say that this guy is as crooked as they come, which makes just like his old man, would be I suppose and understatement. But unlike Bob McDonnell of Virginia, or Rick Perry, of Texas, both Republicans, prosecuted based on bogus claims of corruption/abuse of power, Cuomo’s actual corruption is allowed to go unprosecuted and simply swept under the rug.
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