Cuomo went on a coast-to-coast, national tour talking about ebola and what to do about it instead of focusing on New York. He's running for reelection for governor and yet he does a lot of national publicity tours. He might be better off if he focused on NYC and the race he is currently running then his dream of presidency.
It also really doesn't help his message when he's been saying he's working closely with DeBlasio for everyone's benefit and then leaves him in the cold.
"Cuomo has built a reputation for not playing well with others and acting the alpha male role in times of crisis. And the take-charge Cuomo famously derided Gov. George Pataki during the 2002 governor’s race as Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s “coat-holder” after the World Trade Center terrorist attacks.Following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Cuomo and then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg held virtually all their public briefings separately."
"“This is more like the way the Cuomo operation works — make decisions at the last minute,” the insider said. “It’s all done at the top, and they don’t do anything (to alert other officials).”"
Cuomo needs to present a more united front and really focus on NYC.
I agree that Cuomo should be focusing his efforts in New York State because the election is in the final few days and Ebola has just been introduced into the state in which he is the mayor. Despite his large lead in the polls, it doesn't mean that he should be off talking to other states about the virus, when he has a state to run and reassure in times of crisis.
ReplyDeleteSince New York City is such an important part of New York State, I think Andrew Cuomo should make more efforts to collaborate with Bill de Blasio, especially on Ebola.
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