I loved me some Mario Cuomo back in the day

[dsc]

I had really wanted my first Presidential vote to be for him. Sadly, that was not to be. I voted for Simon in the primary and Dukakis in the general instead. Cuomo was such an inspirational speaker and a great governor. And to see his son, and the campaign he has run, poor Mario must be spinning in his grave. To say he has fallen far from the tree is a massive understatement. I can accept political differences, and while my preference on issues is with Mamdani, I understand having issues with a thin resume, his position on Israel and the Palestinians, and any relationship with Ugandans but the campaign Cuomo is running is despicable. He is doing vastly more than flirting with Islamaphobia and racism. I hope he loses hugely. He richly deserves to do so.

[NH Ethylene]

1. My husband and I both wanted Mario Cuomo to be the nominee.

It is sad to see the name sullied the way it has been by today's Cuomo.

[walkingman]

2. I also hoped that Mario would run for President. Don't care for Andrew at all.

[SocialDemocrat61]

5. Mario Cuomo died in 2015

[ALBliberal]

9. Oops ya got me stand corrected Andrew! Also liked Chris and don Lemmon in the Covid days,

Prob got names wrong sorry!

[PJMcK]

7. I think you mean Andrew

Andrew Cuomo was governor of New York during the pandemic.

[phylny]

4. I love Mario Cuomo as well.

My brother, who is in the construction trade, said that Cuomo took a lot of kickbacks during his time as governor. It really broke my heart.

[PJMcK]

8. This is one of many reasons Mario didn't run for president

Lots of skeletons in his closet.

Still, he was a pretty good governor.

[agingdem]

6. I did too...many years ago

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my husband and I spent a weekend in New York City and I was walking along Park Avenue when two women yelled "There's Tom Cruise" and they were right (I m not a fan) but standing at the light was Mario Cuomo (I was a fan)...