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Don’t call it a comeback! Rumors emanating from Dante’s seventh circle of political hell suggest that disgraced New York governor Andrew Cuomo could return to this mortal plane to challenge his replacement Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary.
Unnamed sources, who Cockburn is sure definitely aren’t former Cuomo employees and diehard loyalists such as Rich Azzopardi or Melissa DeRosa, told CNBC that the Luv Guv “has been fielding calls from supporters about a possible run against his former lieutenant governor” and that “his aides have been conducting their own internal voter polling on a potential matchup.”
Azzopardi issued an on-the-record statement to CNBC in which he said “that the former governor has not signaled to allies or his inner circle whether he will make a run for Hochul’s seat.”
Cuomo was strong-armed into resigning after several women came forward alleging he had sexual harassed them.
Former candidate for Manhattan Borough president Lindsey Boylan claimed the governor forcibly kissed her on the mouth and attempted to goad her into playing strip poker while she was an aide in his office.
Charlotte Bennett, another former employee, said Cuomo had inquired about her sex life, probing her on whether she was interested in sexual relationships with older men.
Those early allegations prompted an investigation from New York’s attorney general Leticia James. Her report recounted the stories of eleven women, including Boylan and Bennett, who described the governor’s unwelcome sexual advances and “inappropriate touching.”
Following Cuomo’s resignation, the New York State Assembly neglected to impeach the outgoing governor, which would have prevented the possibility of him standing for office again. Several county district attorneys also dropped their investigations into whether Cuomo’s behavior constituted criminal conduct.
Not satisfied with those eleven women, Cuomo is now planning to try and screw every New Yorker.
The Cuomo story surfaced at the same time as a report from the New York State comptroller which found that the governor’s health department had “failed to publicly account for the deaths of about 4,100 nursing home residents in New York during the pandemic.”
According to the New York Times, “The audit marks the third state inquiry to corroborate how Mr. Cuomo’s administration significantly downplayed the number of nursing home deaths during the pandemic. Those efforts coincided with Mr. Cuomo’s attempts to elevate his public image at the height of his national popularity in 2020, including through daily televised briefings and the publication of a book that burnished his response to the pandemic.” But why let any of that get in the way of another shot at the big time?!
Cuomo’s critics are far from shocked that he’s resurfaced.
“I am not surprised there are rumors about Andrew Cuomo running for governor again,” Fox News’s Janice Dean told Cockburn. “I say go ahead Andrew, but this time don’t expect Emmy awards and soft interviews with People magazine. You still have countless investigations underway, and the state comptroller just proved you lied about thousands of deaths in New York nursing homes while trying to sell your $5.1 million book.
“The world is finally starting to see who you really are: a narcissistic bully that can’t stand being out of the spotlight.”
In a speech at a Brooklyn church earlier this month, the former governor said he had been the victim of “cancel culture.” Cockburn has a different perspective: true cancel culture means you can never work again. With Cuomo, the New York State Assembly and county DAs failed to finish the job.
