The Way Forward

tulipsandroses

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6. Cuomo should have been an absolute NO!!! No way should he have gotten this much support

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:05 AM

Jun 19

The sexual harassment is enough for me to say absolutely no but let's not forget all the other misdeeds. When you look under the hood, there are more than a few issues of concern regarding Cuomo's time as governor.

Cuomo has name recognition - unfortunately some people will go with what is familiar to them.
I completely agree with Mara on this " Mr. Cuomo may be elected mayor anyway. Even if he is, the Democrats have to realize that becoming the serious opposition party the country needs requires them to embrace competition, and let the best talent rise to govern cities and states in a way that works for a majority of their constituents".
We need new blood, new bold ideas. Problem is, even amongst democratic voters, there is a reluctance to support these new bold ideas. Not sure if it's just wanting to keep the status quo, doing what is familiar or out of fear that uplifting someone with bold ideas would not win outside of a primary. I suspect that might be an issue with some of the black folks supporting Cuomo. " The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know"???

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Cuomo's Candidacy Is a Symptom of a Bigger Democratic Problem -- Your Thoughts? [View all] ancianita Jun 19 OP

It's The Same Reasoning Deep State Witch Jun 19 #1

Very well said displacedvermoter Jun 19 #3

Now the party can no longer ignore the "new blood" problem, especially after AOC was passed over as head of Oversight. ancianita Jun 19 #4

Our country is a big political problem in general. cultural, too. NewHendoLib Jun 19 #2

Which is why this Forum exists, to get the Party to WIN first. What's distracting us at the national level can hurt ancianita Jun 19 #5

The maga Repubs JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #11

Cuomo should have been an absolute NO!!! No way should he have gotten this much support tulipsandroses Jun 19 #6

Black Voters JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #8

It's pretty hard to argue your very fair points. ancianita Jun 19 #9

I was a big supporter of Cuomo back then. I even posted that he should run for president tulipsandroses Jun 19 #16

Generally agree with you. ancianita Jun 19 #17

you're right about some of his history, but beware of MAGA misinformation w/respect to nursing home deaths cadoman Jul 4 #21

What I would say is this JustAnotherGen Jun 19 #7

Okay, then. I hope you're right and that it works toward a national template. ancianita Jun 19 #10

sounds great -- but Cuomo and his base are the people who need to hear it cadoman Jul 4 #22

If I lived in NYC I'd be knocking on doors and making calls for Adrienne Adams. Quiet Em Jun 19 #12

Gay herself is a NYC resident. Are you saying you don't agree with Gay's claim that ancianita Jun 19 #13

I don't read too much into NYC politics. Quiet Em Jun 19 #14

NYC politics are hardly separate from its history or its being the financial center of today's world, though. ancianita Jun 19 #15

I don't disagree. Quiet Em Jun 19 #18

Those in the ratified air of the august precinct of Capital Hill are not able to deal with the Lee Atwater Gum Logger Jun 28 #19

What played out in the NYC mayor race is the power of one vote, one person. Passages Jun 28 #20