That message has resonated. Less than two months until the Democratic primary, Cuomo holds a substantial polling lead over his myriad opponents, who are struggling to break through against a front-runner whose name recognition is so superior that he’s acting as if he is running unopposed. At the same time, Cuomo has relentlessly pushed a dystopian (and quite Trumpian) vision of a city in chaos—caused by rampant crime, homelessness, an influx of immigrants, and even e-bikes—and presented himself as the lone solution, given that he has experience that his rivals can’t match.
When Cuomo officially announced his campaign for governor two months ago, he implied that he deserved a spot in the pantheon of Democratic leaders of the last century. “F.D.R., John Kennedy, L.B.J., Mario Cuomo, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama taught us what it meant to have a true progressive government: It wasn’t about rhetoric, but results,” Cuomo said. “They focused on issues that mattered to people in their day-to-day lives, issues that were relevant to them, and then they actually made life better for people. And that is what Democrats must do once again.”
Running for mayor, he and his allies are fond of reminding voters of the legislation that he signed into law, presenting him as a no-nonsense leader who gets things done. It’s true that Cuomo did sign a number of bills—on gun control, same-sex marriage, and marijuana—and oversaw the completion of several infrastructure projects, including the Second Avenue subway and a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge, which he named after his father. But Cuomo’s stint as governor was more notable for what didn’t happen than what did.
When examined closely, Cuomo’s record of competence is similarly less impressive. As Politico’s Nick Riesman wrote in a damning account of the governor’s long record of mismanagement in late April, “His team has asserted his consistent polling advantage is based on his reputation as an effective manager, but as he vies to oversee the nation’s largest school district, trash collection operation and police force, he is glossing over his mistakes and betting voters won’t remember.” Some of the infrastructure projects Cuomo presided over were far less impressive than they seem. The Mario Cuomo bridge was plagued by issues—bolts were reportedly flying off it around the same time its namesake’s son celebrated its completion.
Cuomo’s mayoral campaign, meanwhile, suggests that his trademark quality—arrogance—is as strong as ever. Given the cloud of corruption hanging over New York City Mayor Eric Adams, you would expect any reputable challenger to emphasize ethics and good government in their campaign. Not Andrew Cuomo. He has refused to disclose the names of the clients of his legislative consulting firm and failed to reveal to an ethics board that he holds millions in stock in a nuclear start-up.
That defiance is apparently serving him well with voters as he attempts a political comeback that would have been unimaginable several years ago. In August 2021, he resigned as governor amid several scandals, most prominently the multiple allegations of sexual harassment by women who worked with him. On the campaign trail, he has repeatedly insisted that he was punished for being a handsy Italian American from an older generation. “You see all this behavior, for a 25-year-old or younger woman with different mores and sensitivities, it’s ‘Don’t touch me’ and ‘Ciao bella is offensive’ and ‘honey’ is offensive and ‘sweetheart’ is offensive, and that is a legitimate school of thought,” he told New York magazine at the end of March. “I heard that intellectually, and I got it—but I just didn’t actually get it enough.” It’s clear that he still doesn’t get it enough.
And yet, despite this damning record, Cuomo is on the precipice of returning to power. This would be depressing even if Kamala Harris had triumphed over Donald Trump in November. With Trump in the White House, it’s potentially disastrous. Like the president, Cuomo is an incompetent politician, a malicious bully, and an inveterate braggart. He will cast himself as a foil to the president and a leader of his party, just as he did as governor. But we know the whole truth about him now. There’s no excuse for letting this political cretin rise again.
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