Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has been very impressive

[bluewater]

His calm yet decisive leadership, as exemplified by his appearances in the media, has been a stark contrast to Trump's ineptness.

I am posting this now because Gov. Cuomo is on CNN right now making scores of excellent points about how we must proceed right now to handle this pandemic

As just one example, he is saying the FDA should approve serologic testing of asymptomatic people to see if they have coronavirus antibodies. This would mean they have had the virus and have recovered. He stresses that this is especially important since it would let health care workers return to the front lines as soon as possible and not stay needlessly self-quarantined since they would no longer be spreading the virus.

It would also be invaluable to the economy in general, to allow people to return to work and keep society functioning as soon as possible.

My hat's off to him.

[femmocrat]

1. He should be president.

Or at least give you-know-who some lessons in leadership.

[bluewater]

2. New York needs him right now.

NYC will be particularly hard hit.

But Gov. Cuomo is only 62, so someday in the future he would definitely make a great Presidential candidate for us.

[AlexSFCA]

16. a far better prez material than DeBlasio

[Lonestarblue]

18. Waste of time. Trump is incapable of learning.

[Dream Girl]

3. I wish Governor Newsome was more visible. Some of us us are not on Fakebook

[Tikki]

24. I am a Californian and I hear and read his work every where.

He is reaching out and getting things done...way more then trump.

Sorry it hasn't found it's way to you.

Tikki..

[Dream Girl]

31. Can you please point me to sources?

[IronLionZion]

32. His website is a good starting place

https://www.gov.ca.gov/

If you don't use twitter, you can still see his tweets from there. There are press releases, videos, and a whole covid-19 update section.

https://covid19.ca.gov/ has local info, health care info, and what you can do from home if you want to help.

[C Moon]

34. From California, and I think Newsom (check your spelling) is doing a FANTASTIC job.

[MurrayDelph]

46. That's one of the problems with MSNBC

They, like most news sources, think that everything that happens in New York is national news but everything else is less-important.

Yesterday, I was watching Cuomo on MSNBC who, while impressive, went on much longer than was relevant. But MSNBC carried the whole thing.

Later that day, they showed a snippet of Gavin (who is also doing an impressive job; if I hadn't moved away from California I would happily vote for him), before going back to covering "national" news.

[Raine]

53. Yup, it's like anything that happens on this side of the country

isn't worth covering, I hate their attitude.

[walkingman]

4. I've admired all of the Cuomo's for years. I thought his father, Mario, should have run for

President and watch Chris every evening "Get After It". Agree the Gov. is doing a good job. IMO, these are the types of people we need running our government.

[lynintenn]

5. His news conferences are very comforting like a father talking to his children.

I know he has worked tirelessly for New York.

[Raftergirl]

6. He's been fantastic, imo.

My husband works for him and, as you might imagine, he is not the easiest person to work for. But, he is eminently qualified for just this type of situation.

My husband has barely been home the last two weeks. They are all hands on deck.

[phylny]

51. Feel free NOT TO answer this, but

I loved his father when he was governor. I used to live in NY (hence my username). Some of my friends, even some Democrats, don't like him. I don't know why. Can you explain why he is not easy to work for?

Thank you

(It does piss me off that the Tappen Zee bridge replacement was renamed, TBH).

[MichMan]

7. Is it true that half the cases in the entire country are in New York state?

Thought I heard that in the news recently. Does anyone know why so many there in particular?

[Raftergirl]

12. Yes, but that is because

NYS is doing way more testing than other states.

0ne would be foolish to believe it’s not everywhere in the US.

[bsiebs]

15. Close to half... the site (below) is very good for tracking confirmed cases, deaths and recoveries

See this site for numbers:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

[tenderfoot]

23. There's 809 in Michigan

Michigan, US
Confirmed: 809
Deaths: 8
Recovered: 0
Active: 801

[catsudon]

8. he is presidential

why didn't he run? his popularity is thru the roof right now.

[Vinca]

9. I've been so impressed by how he's handling this I almost think we should rethink

who we put up to run against King Donald. Maybe Joe and Bernie can redeem themselves a bit if they can scrounge up a warehouse full of supplies or something and hold a press event. It's as if we suddenly have no candidates running because they get zero air time.

[Amaryllis]

36. Joe has been on the phone every day all day with Dem congressional leaders etc

helping to coordinate virus response. there was a thread about it yesterday.

[Vinca]

43. That's nice. If the public knew what he was doing I would be aware of it. Why doesn't he

called a reporter for a chat? Anything. Both Joe and Bernie are being dwarfed by the imbecile in the White House and his daily hours long press events. I'm sure many people will vote Dem. in November no matter who it is, but it would be nice if they could still put a face to a name when they do.

[Amaryllis]

47. He just did a presser with reporters a few days ago. There was a thread on it.

[Vinca]

48. "A few days ago." Sorry, not good enough.

[Amaryllis]

49. Friday. You tlhink he should do one every day? I trust him to know the best use of his time. Bettter

than those on the sidelines willing to give advice based on limited knowledge. He is in the thick of it.

[Vinca]

52. Well, it's truly a shame people don't know about it.

[Danmel]

10. He is calm, confident and caring

He has genuine empathy, he loves his family and knows that other people love their families too.
He can state scary facts while calming people down.
I work for a NY state elected official. I have had my moments of frustration with the governor. But I have always known he is a smart and decent person. I also want to say that his staff has been very responsive, helpful and accessible under extraordinarily challenging circumstances.
The state had 180,000 claims for unemployment insurance in ONE HOUR!

Even that pendajo Lee Zeldin complimented Cuomo.
He is an exceptional leader.

[Niagara]

11. K&R!!!!

Gov. Cuomo and his team have been working tirelessly and handling the crisis like a boss. I love the fact the he's been giving daily updates and has a plan of action.


Yesterday, I read an OP right here on DU that criticized him. I had to hang out in the lounge to keep calm.

[pioche4]

13. TODAY'S PRESSER SHOULD BE REPREATED NATIONALLY

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. I saw it here in Maine on AMJoy.

[smirkymonkey]

44. He inspires such faith that he is on top of this and is handling things to the best of

his ability. Trump is his polar opposite. I actually get MORE nervous when I hear Trump speak because I feel like he is only going to make things worse, he doesn't understand what is going on, and he has no concept of public service. He does not care about the people of this country one bit.

The failure at the Federal level is alarming. We need to get Trump out of the way and let the adults run the show.

[Turin_C3PO]

14. He's been very good.

Compared to Trump, the difference is light and day. I wouldn’t mind voting for him to be president some day.

[catsudon]

17. this is exactly

the 'executive experience' that is on display here, a mark of true leadership.

[AlexSFCA]

19. Just imagine if Cynthia Nixon would be governor now

It would be a worse disaster than SATC 2.

[eggplant]

20. On what do you base this comment?

[AlexSFCA]

21. on her reactionary demeanor

[Bluepinky]

22. He sounds Presidential. Wish he was our President!

He’s informing Trump on how to be a President during this crisis. Of course, Trump won’t listen.

[SpankMe]

25. I'd said in a prior post that Cuomo's started auditioning for a POTUS run. n/t

[Sucha NastyWoman]

29. Weill maybe he deserves it

Leadership

[PatrickforO]

26. I'm not the only one, I'm sure, who wishes it was Cuomo in the WH and not

Trump. The crisis would still be horrible, but at least we'd have competent leadership at the helm.

[Amaryllis]

28. Inslee and Newsom and others have been equally impressive.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

30. Yes I agree.

[Peregrine Took]

38. Inslee yes but Newsom? Not for me - too slick. b/t

[kimbutgar]

33. I bet mf45 is burning with hate inside that Cuomo is acting more presidential than him!

MF45 should resign and let Cuomo take over.


( I can dream can’t I?)

[tirebiter]

35. Timing Joe, timing.

I know you’re gonna but Cuomo has already started. No need for pushing and shoving we’re all doing this on fly

[iluvtennis]

39. Cuomo handling NY level. Joe Biden planning to do at nationwide level. nt

[tirebiter]

42. You and I understand that

But TV is everywhere. The medium is still the message. Nuff said

[iluvtennis]

37. Native Californian here, but I'm impressed with him. Calm, cool, collected and INFORMATIVE. nt

[ProfessorGAC]

40. Pritzker In IL Is On It Too

And except for guy doing the sign language, they are actually on the speaker's platform about 6 feet apart, at the daily briefing. Practicing what they preach.
Seems small, but visual examples can be important.

[calimary]

41. No kidding! I get a lot out of his briefings.

One of the main things I get is a sense of confidence in this kind of leadership. He’s telling the truth, whether it’s good or bad. And totally factual. It’s the facts, and he’s sharing and spreading solid information and FACTS. And with a demeanor that’s appealing and calming and reassuring in its own New York-y way. I like his personality, his outlook, the way he expresses things and explains things. It gives me confidence that I can trust him and what he says.

And you bet your sweet bippy I find myself thinking “Shit - I wish HE were President. That would be SOOOOOOOOOOO much better than what we ha e now. Why can’t we have THAT for President.

We have to trust whoever’s our president with our lives. trump utterly and repeatedly and consistently fails that test. Governor Cuomo passes it with flying colors and proves it again and again with each new morning briefing.

Can we have him for President for awhile? Or at least til this is over?

Joe Biden’s latest two speeches struck me the same way, btw.

At least we have models of what REAL leadership is, looks like, and sounds like.

[iluvtennis]

45. Well said. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

50. He's the bomb!

What a breath of fresh air.

[Raine]

54. I'm finding my Governor Newsom very impressive too

he's not getting the credit he should and he started at least a week before Cuomo on really taking charge.

[RhodeIslandOne]

55. He took a fair amount of crap when he's been suggested as a candidate for POTUS

In hindsight I think he's got the stuff.