No, you did not misread the title. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo could be setting his eyes on a political comeback, according to several news sources. After resigning from office after multiple sexual assault allegations, CNN reports Cuomo might be putting himself in the running for the office that played a role in the
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Allegations of sexual harassment against Gov. Andrew Cuomo are making him fight for his political life, as an investigation overseen by Attorney General Letitia James gets underway. A growing number of Democrats and Republicans are calling for his resignation and his political donors are reportedly getting skittish.
Yet, despite the ways that the scandal appears to be endangering his political future, it remains entirely possible that the three-term governor will face no consequences at all from lawmakers, even if a report concludes the allegations are true.
It is just really, really hard for lawmakers to hold a New York governor accountable for his personal behavior. Impeaching a chief executive is no easier, or less politically fraught, in Albany than it is in Washington, D.C. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics in theory could do something, though its 10-year track record suggests it is better at protecting political insiders than it is at exposing wrongdoing and i