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CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – There is no better gift in politics than name recognition. Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced former governor of New York, is about to benefit from it. He announced over the weekend that he’s running for mayor of New York City.
Andrew Cuomo is a jerk, and a liar, and a bad politician. But he’s likely to win based on name recognition alone… and that the other candidates are crazy-liberals.
A jerk? Absolutely. Then-governor Cuomo was upset that one of the state troopers assigned to his security detail was romantically involved with his daughter. The relationship was consensual. Cuomo had the trooper transferred to a distant post near the border with Canada.
Cuomo’s botching of COVID could have landed him in jail. He ordered pharmacies in the state to stop selling Ivermectin. Even if your doctor prescribed it for you, good luck getting it filled. The Governor confiscated all the supply in the state. Cuomo’s administration also falsified the numbers of people with COVID who died in nursing home – likely with the governor’s personal involvement. The falsification was so blatant that it could have led to criminal charges.
And lastly, there are no fewer than eight women who have come forward to accuse Cuomo of inappropriate touching or sexual advances. One was a female officer who was regularly assigned to Cuomo’s security detail. Even Democrats were ready to oust Cuomo. Attorney General of New York, Letisha James, who is a radical liberal, announced an investigation. It was dismissed when the Governor stepped down. Misdemeanor charges in three New York counties were all quietly thrown out by democrat DAs.
You would think that a man of his reputation would be disqualified from public office. Wrong. His name recognition is too much to ignore. And, of course, there’s an election to win. If not Cuomo, Carlos Danger – Anthony Weiner – might decide to run.
Chris Conley
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