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...certain of trouncing Barry Goldwater in 1964 that he issued strict instructions to his staff: Don't spook the scenario. Don't say anything that might encourage the Republicans to select someone else. Today, as Democrats around the country salivate at the possibility of New York Governor Mario Cuomo heading their 1992 ticket, George Bush's aides cannot contain their glee. "What a simple campaign it would be," says Rich Bond, the Bush adviser who knows Cuomo best. "Roger Ailes already has the TV spots conceived. Pictures of decaying streets; rotting buildings and homeless people everywhere; clips of Mario...
...have Bush's aides rejected Kennedy's advice? The answer is easy: Cuomo is not Goldwater. Far from being Bush's dream, Cuomo could turn out to be the President's nightmare...
Students of the electoral map describe a game plan that sees Cuomo avoiding G.O.P. regional strongholds as he exploits the weaknesses apparent from Bush's 1988 victory. The first targeted group is the 10 states plus the District of Columbia that Michael Dukakis won in 1988, which would give Cuomo 110 electoral votes. He could pick up 99 more by capturing the three large states Bush narrowly won in 1988: California, where the President got 51.1%, and Pennsylvania and Illinois, where he squeaked by with...
Then there is a third cluster of eight states with 51 electoral votes where Bush's popular vote did not exceed 53%. If Cuomo won all those electoral votes, he would be just 10 shy of the 270 needed for victory. Two other states won by Bush could provide the difference: Louisiana, where a third-party presidential race by David Duke could deflect enough Bush support to tip 10 ; electoral votes to Cuomo, and Michigan (20 votes), where the automobile-based economy is so depressed that a coalition between labor and minorities could doom Bush's prospects...
Carol L. Markowitz '93, who says she favors either Harkin or New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who has not declared candidacy, says, "The Democrats shouldn't be wimpy. The Republicans play hardball. They're slimy but we're living in a slimy nation and the Democrats have to be slimy...