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How Cuomo, Once on Sidelines, Became the Politician of the Moment
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/nyregion/governor-andrew-cuomo-coronavirus.html#click=https://t.co/PKapM9FVun
With his coronavirus briefings, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has emerged as an authoritative voice in the crisis.
By Jesse McKinley and Shane Goldmacher
March 24, 2020
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Mr. Cuomo was once considered a bit player on the national stage, an abrasive presence who made his share of enemies among his Democratic Party peers. He was too much of a pragmatist for his party’s progressive wing, too self-focused for party leaders and too brusque for nearly everyone.
But now, he is emerging as the party’s most prominent voice in a time of crisis.
His briefings — articulate, consistent and often tinged with empathy — have become must-see television. On Tuesday, his address was carried live on all four networks in New York and a raft of cable news stations, including CNN, MSNBC and even Fox News.
In a sign of the way Mr. Cuomo has become the face of the Democratic Party in this moment, his address even pre-empted an appearance by former Vice President Joseph Biden on ABC’s “The View” in New York.
Mr. Cuomo’s handling of the crisis has fostered a nationwide following; Mr. Biden called Mr. Cuomo’s briefings a “lesson in leadership,” and others have described them as communal therapy sessions. The same blunt and sometimes paternalistic traits that have long rubbed his critics raw have morphed into a source of comfort.
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With his coronavirus briefings, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has emerged as an authoritative voice in the crisis.
By Jesse McKinley and Shane Goldmacher
March 24, 2020
<snip>
Mr. Cuomo was once considered a bit player on the national stage, an abrasive presence who made his share of enemies among his Democratic Party peers. He was too much of a pragmatist for his party’s progressive wing, too self-focused for party leaders and too brusque for nearly everyone.
But now, he is emerging as the party’s most prominent voice in a time of crisis.
His briefings — articulate, consistent and often tinged with empathy — have become must-see television. On Tuesday, his address was carried live on all four networks in New York and a raft of cable news stations, including CNN, MSNBC and even Fox News.
In a sign of the way Mr. Cuomo has become the face of the Democratic Party in this moment, his address even pre-empted an appearance by former Vice President Joseph Biden on ABC’s “The View” in New York.
Mr. Cuomo’s handling of the crisis has fostered a nationwide following; Mr. Biden called Mr. Cuomo’s briefings a “lesson in leadership,” and others have described them as communal therapy sessions. The same blunt and sometimes paternalistic traits that have long rubbed his critics raw have morphed into a source of comfort.
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Never a huge Andrew fan, but he's been WONDERFUL and CALMING throughout this.
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Trump has been neither. 
He was NY Attorney General during the Financial crisis and didn't launch a single investigation of Wall Street. But he's been doing a great job during this crisis.
Although I wish he would do his press briefings at another time. They keep preempting the Price is Right. 