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Then there is New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, a possible presidential candidate in 1992. In his keynote address at the 1984 Democratic convention, he came closer than anyone since to outlining a consistent philosophy for the Democrats. Cuomo described America as a family a family that grieves and lends help when one of its members is sick or in trouble...
Taylor has written an unexpectedly personal book: he confesses to liking Hart, to overestimating the importance of Mario Cuomo in the Democratic sweepstakes and to being moved by Jesse Jackson. Taylor is so disturbed by the 50.16% turnout rate in the general election that he has given some thought to fixing the problem. His proposed solution -- giving each nominee five minutes of free television time on alternate nights during the campaign's final days -- is worth trying, but it may only prompt voters to reach for their VCRs...
...state judges go so far as to argue that their high courts are better instruments of democracy than the federal bench because voters can remove state judges and can amend state constitutions more easily than they can change the federal charter. But even some liberals, including New York Governor Mario Cuomo, are uneasy about the revival of state judicial influence. They see it as a warning sign that the federal system as a whole has abdicated responsibility for setting national standards of justice. Declared Cuomo: "I do not believe the fundamental liberties and rights of members of our national community...
...sense of community and making a lie of its principles. But having been left behind by a decade of political shortcuts, child advocates have < adopted a more practical strategy. "If compassion were not enough to encourage our attention to the plight of our children," declares New York Governor Mario Cuomo, "self-interest should be." Marian Wright Edelman, the crusading founder of the Children's Defense Fund, goes further. "The inattention to children by our society," she warns, "poses a greater threat to our safety, harmony and productivity than any external enemy...
...even in this roiled setting some state executives are easily handling challenges by unconventional outsiders. Though New York has its share of difficulties, Governor Mario Cuomo has such velocity that his Republican opponent, economist Pierre Rinfret, talked last week of quitting the race. Thus Cuomo, like many other familiar faces, seems certain to survive November's test. In most venues, the combination of public indignation and candidates deft enough to exploit it has not reached critical mass -- at least...