Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the recent criminal complaint filed against
one of his closest aides, Joe Percoco has not changed his thought
process about running for re-electtion. But if, for some reason, Cuomo
decides to bow out of the 2018 gubernatorial race, the Republican and
Democratic fields would be wide open.
On the Democratic side, there is no shortage of prospective
candidates - from top state elected officials (Eric Schneiderman and Tom
DiNapoli) to rising stars in Congress (Kirsten Gillibrand and
congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout) to the veritable sheriff of
Albany (Preet Bharara). Republicans face longer odds given the
Democrats’ registration edge, but still have a bench of potential
candidates, such as Rob Astorino and Chris Gibson that could seize on
the dysfunction in Albany under a Democratic governor.
This 2018 prognosticating could certainly be for naught, but as the
last two years have shown, a lot can happen to change the electoral
landscape in a short amount of time. Here are the Republican and
Democratic favorites to be the next governor, as predicted by the Slant
Editorial Board.
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