In 1987, the two leading Democratic contenders for 1988 were Gary Hart and Mario Cuomo. Yet Cuomo, despite his popularity, pulled himself out of the race in February 1987 and Hart's sex scandal torpedoed his campaign. Ultimately, Michael Dukakis won the nomination but managed to blow a seventeen point lead against Bush and he lost in a landslide. What if Cuomo had instead decided to enter the race? Would he have won the nomination? How well would he have done against Bush?