Big news for folks who haven’t been following events in New York closely these past few months.  Andrew Cuomo will run for Governor of New York in 2010.  It’s just a matter of how long he can draw out his roll out and fawning, positive press before the real scrutiny begins.  From the New York Times:

Mr. Gingrich’s blunt warning brought into the open speculation that has been rippling through political circles for weeks: that Democrats may decide that Mr. Paterson is too weak to win election next fall, and turn to the popular attorney general to keep the governor’s office in Democratic hands.

“Yes, it’s true, the current governor’s terrible,” Mr. Gingrich told state Republicans on Wednesday night at the Sheraton New York Hotel in Manhattan. “Yes, it’s true, the budget’s indefensible. But let me tell you, if I had to bet money, you’re not going to face the current governor next year. You’re going to face Cuomo.

“So you’ve got to design a campaign that beats Cuomo,” he continued.

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