Cuomo Considered More Likely to Win Than Sanders

[RandySF]

ccording to the political betting markets, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is now more likely than Sen. Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic presidential nominee.



https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/25/cuomo-considered-more-likely-to-win-nomination-than-sanders/

[Odoreida]

1. Is he running?

At this point I have switched to Biden by default.

What else is going on?

[thesquanderer]

13. No. I guess those bets are on a brokered convention and Cuomo getting the nod that way. n/t

[IluvPitties]

2. Cuomo has shown great leadership during this crisis.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Cuomo is schooling Trump and the GOP on the fine centuries old tradition of New York

Some of our older states assembled and formed in the intellectual ether of the US Constitution - PA, VA, NY, CT, RI - and have along history of what is in the public interest. Cuomo is demonstrating daily a textbook case of good government, emergency planning, the public welfare that the GOP cannot fathom at any level. NY was heavily influenced by the Progressive Era, the diversity, the cauldron of ideas as immigrants of all nationalities poured into the city. So yes, Cuomo would be a strong candidate if he wanted to be, but selling a NYer of Italian heritage is still difficult in many areas of the country.

[Cetacea]

5. +1

Do you think Mario would have beat Bush had he run?

[bucolic_frolic]

7. No.

1988 you still needed a WASP candidate. Gary Hart was the man. Dukakis was too ethnic, and because his politics was learned in Massachusetts, he had never run against strong opposition. He didn't know what he was doing. I daresay the majority of our political leaders still hail from the founding families of Mass Bay Colony, including the Bushes.

[Cetacea]

8. Agreed.

I think he knew that and it was the deciding factor in his decision. Heart said yes, mind said no.
Thanks for your excellent description of traditional NY government, too.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. lol, you are very kind

if a DUer of few words. I encourage you to publicize such astute observations on a regular basis!

[BlueIdaho]

4. Cuomo is showing grace under fire.

The tragedy of New York is revealing what it’s like to have an adult in the room during a crisis. Bernie? He can’t even bother to show up at work.

[jorgevlorgan]

6. same with Clinton at certain points

Where they come up with stuff, I have no idea.

[totodeinhere]

10. I would like to see the convention draft Governor Cuomo.

He has shown real leadership whereas Trump has shown no leadership. I continue to believe that Joe Biden is not up to the task, and as the emergency we are in grows more serious by the day, we need someone as vigorous and accomplished as Governor Cuomo. And I think he would win in a 45 state landslide.

[left-of-center2012]

11. Maybe

A lot can happen (good and bad) between now and the nomination.

Cuomo/Newsom ticket ?

[tritsofme]

12. Right, it makes sense that if for whatever reason Biden could not continue the campaign

That Sanders, or any of the other 2020 also-rans, would not necessarily be the first place the party looks.

[Gothmog]

14. Hillary is also more likely than sanders to be the nominee

Link to tweet

[NCProgressive]

15. It must be heartbreaking when

people who are not even running have better odds.