Posted on 08/04/2021 7:49:33 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The late Gov. Mario Cuomo (D-NY), father of the embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), experienced a shocking defeat in his 1994 campaign for reelection in which he lost to now former Gov. George Pataki (R-NY), a lesser-known politician serving as a Republican state senator at the time.
Mario Cuomo was seeking a fourth term in office — just like his eldest son is now — when he decisively lost to Pataki by five points, marking the first Republican gubernatorial victory in the Empire State in two decades.
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“Pataki sucked.”
Some people are just NEVER happy.
I remember watching Dan Rather, GULP! as he had to announce that Republican George Pataki had won NY.
One of my all time favorite memories.
Pataki benefitted from the Republican wave of 1994, aided by Newt's Contract with America. Same thing happened across the Hudson where Christine Todd Whitman - another RINO - defeated Jim Flim-Flam Florio (hat tip to Bob Grant).
Both Pataki & CTW were elected in '94 with a lot of promise. How'd that turn out?
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