With Criminal Cases Fading, Will Cuomo Try to Make a Comeback?

[brooklynite]

New York Times

Mr. Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace, remains politically alienated and still faces federal and state inquiries into other aspects of his conduct as governor, including over his book. But people who have known him for years expect the moment to embolden him, even as many in his party have no interest in opening another Cuomo chapter, or revisiting the last one.

“He will see it as a victory lap,” said Karen Hinton, a veteran communications strategist who was a consultant to Mr. Cuomo when he was federal housing secretary. Ms. Hinton has said he touched her inappropriately at the time, which his team denied. She expressed concerns around the decisions against prosecution.

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Over the past few months, Mr. Cuomo has reached out to friends and associates to sound them out about the political landscape, and some who have spoken with him came away with the impression that he is interested in finding a way back to relevance in public life.

He was especially focused on how the Albany County district attorney, David Soares, would proceed, according to people who have been in touch with his camp, and likely sees the decision to drop the case as significant.

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1. He has no path back

and this is why the right thing was done here and not with Franken. There are very few people who aren't convinced that Cuomo is unfit for office after the NY AG investigation. We still have people who are convinced Franken was railroaded, others who have no idea if he was or wasn't, and others who find him unfit. Franken could make a comeback in all probability though he would be divisive. It took time, but we know what Cuomo did and to whom he did it.

[FBaggins]

2. Nope

Or rather… maybe he’ll try, but I don’t see it happening.


“Well… I was never charged red with a crime” isn’t a defense if the reasoning was that the statute of limitations had passed and there hasn’t been any new reason to believe that you didn’t do what you were accused of doing

[bucolic_frolic]

3. He's crazy if he does

If he gets to walk away he should grab that deal. And stop moralizing.

Never thought I'd feel that way. His dad gave one of the greatest convention speeches ever, 1984. The sons were a bitter pill.