Cuomo also has to confront other issues — a potentially bloody budget negotiating season and unflattering stories coming from upcoming corruption trials centering on his administration, including former top aide Joe Percoco. (nypost.com)
Republicans are bullish, though, and say they will use upcoming corruption trials — and a new federal probe of hiring practices revealed on Friday — and the still - lagging upstate economy as cornerstones of any campaign. (politico.com)
But the trouble in finding a competitive candidate has unnerved some Republicans, who publicly insist Cuomo is vulnerable, given upcoming corruption trials this year, including one involving his former close aide, Joe Percoco. (nystateofpolitics.com)