Morning Read: The mystery of Cuomo’s presidential hopes
The national political journal Politico is thinking out loud this morning about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s future, beginning with this baseline assumption:
In Albany as in Washington, the chattering classes take it for granted that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning to make a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.
We’ve kicked this can around a bit here on the In Box. But Politico notes that Cuomo isn’t doing all the usual things that a guy does if he’s preparing a presidential bid.
Yet for the second year in a row, Cuomo declined to attend the National Governors Association winter meeting this weekend in Washington, typically a must-attend event for aspiring governors.
In fact, since winning office in 2010, he’s been absent from virtually every high-profile political event populated by those with ambitions for the national stage. In the 420-some days that he has been in the Statehouse, Cuomo hasn’t done a single interview with any of the national television networks, despite more than a dozen requests from Sunday morning shows.
With the exception of an interview in GQ magazine, he hasn’t sat down with the national print media either.
Of course, 2016 is — in political terms — about ten lifetimes from now. So perhaps we’ll see the governor making more of a national splash post-2012.
The man has made all the right moves up to this point. He is distancing himself from the Obama administration until the election is over. Just yesterday I was reading in the USA Today that Obama may loose the election due to his inability to carry the critical swing states. Why….because of his health care act! http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-02-23/swing-states-health-care-obama/53260222/1
Gary,
i think you’re dead on with his distancing strategy, but i thought it was Mitt’s healthcare plan!
On the one hand I would like for Cuomo to become president so we could have a real Democrat as governor.
On the other hand, I wouldn’t wish having Cuomo as President.
I think 2016 is Hillary’s if she wants it. Cuomo won’t make a move till she signals her intentions one way or the other. That’s what my class is chattering. Also–biden goes to Sec’y of State post and Hillary is v-p on 2012 ticket.
he;s done a fine job as governor and im sure he’ld be a fine president.