Three straight weeks on the wrong side of our Winners
& Losers list must be getting to the Gov’s head. “I am not a
politician!” he told
the Daily News’ Mike Lupica. We all want to run from our problems
sometimes, but a man with such keen political instincts shouldn’t deny
them. We’re sure he’ll disagree on this, too, but he’s a loser – for at least one more week.
Winners
Rob Astorino – Astorino must be loving every second of this Bridgegate trial. After the so-called “gossip”
(or what some might call testimony under oath) that Gov. Andrew Cuomo
collaborated with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to keep the controversy
quiet, the Westchester county executive had a basis to call out Cuomo,
his 2013 gubernatorial rival, and Christie, who headed the Republican
Governors Association but did conspicuously little to support Astorino.
Plus, he got to portray himself as a crusader against corruption.
Todd Kaminsky – The governor tends
to take the “distant father” approach to helping other Democrats get
elected – supporting from afar, but not really getting his hands dirty.
But after promoting several liberal initiatives this past legislative
session, Cuomo will host a fundraiser for state Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Long Island Democrat running for re-election in a key race. Drinks are on the governor!
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Source: City & State (via The Empire Report)
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