Word: cuomo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mayor, which has rocketed to number one on the New York Times list thanks to free publicity and some heavy leg work that took the shamelessly self-promoting Koch up and down the East Cast and to Europe. Koch's book will soon be joined by Gov. Mario M. Cuomo's, who will soon provide the other side of his victory over Koch in the bitterly gubernatorial race. Sen. Alfonse M. D' Amato (R-N.Y.) promises a soon-to-be-released chronicle of his own peculiar rise to fame and power...
Still, Mondale owed much to the backing of the state's Democratic leaders-New York City Mayor Ed Koch, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and particularly Governor Mario Cuomo. In exit polling, 20% of New York voters said they were influenced by the endorsements, and 90% of that group voted for Mondale. Virtually taking control of Mondale's campaign, serving as both surrogate and spokesman for the former Vice President, Cuomo established himself as a national figure in his own right...
Mondale counterattacked with his own ad showing a red phone ringing ominously in the night, as a voice asked voters whether they really wanted an "unsure, unsteady, untested hand" to answer. Declared Cuomo's political counselor, Timothy Russert: "The red phone beat the burning fuse. The phone symbolized Mondale's maturity. The fuse was hot and uncertain and excitable, and I think it blew up in Hart's face...
Still, the President seemed slightly rusty fielding questions at his press conference last week, and a little desperate to make some headlines. For all their scars, the Democrats have been hogging the limelight. They have also become nimble debaters and seasoned campaigners. Says Cuomo Aide Russert: "We love to fight. It keeps us in good shape." -By Evan Thomas. Reported by Sam Allis with Mondale and Hays Corey with Hart
...York Governor Mario Cuomo...