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Are Minority Dems Backing Cuomo For Governor?
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Jen Chung
Published Jul 6, 2009
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According to the Post, yes—one lawmaker says, "A lot of black and Hispanic legislators are saying privately they've had it with Paterson, especially after the Senate breakdown, and they want to go with Cuomo." While Attorney Andrew Cuomo, who has been besting Governor Paterson in the past few months of 2010 gubernatorial polls, has publicly claimed he's not running, the Post reports, "he has told friends privately he's gearing up to run for governor." Another Democrat opines, "The best-case scenario for Andrew is for David to recognize he can't win election and just get out of the race, avoiding the whole racial thing." The Post adds that one likely pro-Cuomo Democrat is Senator Kevin Parker, who recently called Paterson a "coke-snorting, staff-banging governor" and who was arrested for attacking a Post photographer.
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