Posted on 07/04/2011 5:12:32 AM PDT by markomalley
A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama's running mate for vice president next year.
Former New York GOP boss William Powers, credited with playing a key role in electing Rudy Giuliani mayor and George Pataki governor, was effusive in his praise of Cuomo's successes in the just-ended legislative session, and in his prediction of the freshman governor's political future.
"Andrew had a fabulous session. It was fabulous. A property-tax cap, ethics reform and, for Democrats, gay marriage," said Powers.
"I don't think there's any doubt Obama is going to pick him as his running mate. The president is in trouble and [Vice President Joseph] Biden doesn't bring anything to his ticket.
"The president will call him up later this year and say, 'Andrew, you have to do this for the good of the country.' What's Andrew going to say, 'No?' "
Cuomo, who saw a flurry of predictions last week in the wake of the gay-marriage victory that he'll run for president in 2016, has repeatedly refused to discuss the possibility of higher office.
He wouldn't comment either on Powers' prediction, but a source familiar with his thinking half-jokingly said this when asked what action Cuomo would take if Obama called to offer him the nation's No. 2 position: "He won't answer."
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pointing to Michael Dukakis in 1988, noted theres a precedent for an ethnic Northeast governor appealing to Democrats far away from home.
That one turned out so well, I hope they repeat it.
Cuomo brings zilch to the Obama ticket. New York is already in the bag for the America hater POTUS Obama!!! Obama has NY, CA & DC, the rest is up for grabs. Cuomo is a zero asset for Obama, period. Biden is a moron, incompetent buffoon!!! He will be flushed down the toilet to forever obscurity and neglect!!! A totally useless human being!!!
This is true. Count me as one of those.
Supposedly Hillary wants to leave her position and Biden would be scooted over to Sec. of State.
My favorite bumper sticker of 2008 reflects that sentiment:
Palin - McWhat'sHisName
I know at least two people who had abandoned McCain only to come back and vote for him because they like Sarah Palin so much. I voted for the McCain ticket with much more enthusiasm than I would have had Sarah not been on it.
“Cuomo brings zilch to the Obama ticket. “
BO’s handlers are thinking, “four more years of Obama, then 8 years of Cuomo — the only guy in the country that’s to the politically to the left of Obama.”
Ah, the dreams of Soros and his minions.
NY GOP boss Williams Powers: not heard of him. Tom Dewey was also referred to as “NY GOP boss” in the 1940s and 1950s. Dewey, we later learned, was friendly with HHH but nominally committed to Nixon in 1968. John Connally was nonminally committed to HHH but apparently privately preferred Nixon as early as 1968. These old bosses are always full of surprises. None of which help the hapless American public see the light
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