Attorney General Andrew Cuomo received the endorsement of the NY State's Independence Party for the race for governor today, right before state Democrats launch their own nominating convention today in Rye Brook, N.Y. Now Cuomo will be on two lines on November's ballot, since he has no major rivals for the Democratic Party's nomination. There is still no indication who Cuomo will ask to be his lieutenant governor nominee, but some think he may look for someone from upstate or a woman to help balance the ticket's demographics. The Democratic frontrunner is looking for support from both sides of the political aisle, reaching out to conservative and independent voters, and adding three veteran Republicans to his campaign staff.
UPDATE
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will announce today that he has selected Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy to join him on the ticket as Lieutenant Governor. Duffy is a former police officer who rose to chief of police in Rochester before becoming the city's mayor. He is often compared to Mayor Michael Bloomberg due to his push for mayoral control of the city's school system and the initiation of a 311-like system.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer is received a very early endorsement from the NY State's Independence Party.
Schumer has run on the Independence Party line since his first Senate campaign in 1998. He beat fellow Mark Green for the Independence Party's line (Row C) that year and also defeated Green and Geraldine Ferraro in the Democratic primary. Schumer went on to oust then-GOP incumbent Sen. Alfonse D'Amato in a tight race.
The senator was endorsed by the Indys in his first re-election campaign six years later when he won an historic 70 percent of the vote against then-Republican Assemblyman Howard Mills and Conservative Marilyn O'Grady.
Michael H. Drucker
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