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In reply to the discussion: I now believe Joe Biden will run for President in 2020. [View all]Progressive2020
(713 posts)Whether someone views Cuomo as a fighter is subjective. It is not "provable" one way or the other. You and I could look at the same speech by Cuomo (his 2016 Address to the Democratic National Convention, for example). I could walk away from that speech thinking that Cuomo was aggressive and went after Trump and the Republicans. You might take away from the same speech that Cuomo was not aggressive, not a fighter.
So, I don't think you can "prove" Cuomo is a fighter or not. It is subjective. It is a matter of opinion. You can, on the other hand, alter someone's opinion if they are open to it and willing to have a discussion. If someone is not open-minded, though, there is not much to be done.
To be fair to you, who would -you- consider a strong fighter amongst possible Democrats for 2020? You already know that I favor Cuomo, but you disagree with my opinion that he is a fighter. Who do you think is a tough Democrat to go up against Trump?
I choose Cuomo because I believe he is tough, and he knows how to win elections. He has been elected New York State Attorney General once and Governor of New York State twice. I f he gets re-elected in the Fall, that will be three elections to the Governorship.
Whether you believe that Cuomo is "a fighter" or not, this is incontrovertible evidence that he knows how to run a campaign and get elected. I argue that we need someone like that to go up against Trump.