Just Teasing

Mario makes them nervous

New York Governor Mario Cuomo announced last February that he was not running for President, and he insists, time and again, that he has not changed his mind. Yet in the aftermath of Gary Hart's withdrawal from the field of Democratic candidates, Cuomo is registering as much as 32% support in the polls, while the only other Democrat on the horizon is Jesse Jackson. Cuomo has pooh-poohed this, saying the polls will change when the public gets to know the other candidates. Last week, however, Cuomo's words and actions had politicos wondering whether he was following a subtle strategy of running...

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