Challenge: Cuomo '08

Make sure he keeps his mouth tighter in 2002. He takes the Democratic nomination, Pataki runs a very slack general election campaign, Cuomo noses it. Cuomo runs against Rudy in 2006 - and Rudy loses, again in a tight race. By this point Cuomo has beaten the two most popular Republicans in New York and people are talking up his national potential.

Blah. Can't be bothere with the rest. Somehow he emerges as a compromise candidate between Clinton and Obama in 2008, one of them eventually drops out and endorses Cuomo, it all follows from there. Something like that.
 
Hillary is in more legal hot water during President Clinton's term of office and does not move to New York.

Andrew Cuomo resigns as HUD Secretary after Senator Moynihan announces his retirement. Cuomo announces his Senate candidacy. Mayor Giuliani cites his cancer as a reason not to run. Congressman Rick Lazio decides to run for reelection.

Cuomo defeats Republican sacrificial lamb in the November 2000 election in a landslide. In 2006, Cuomo is easily reelected as the Democratic ticket sweeps all statewide races that year.

In 2008, Cuomo throws his hat in the ring and wins the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary. He wins the Democratic nomination and picks Senator Barack Obama as his running mate. Cuomo easily defeats McCain and is elected President.
 
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