N.Y.'s Cuomo To Run For Governor

Democrat Andrew Cuomo made it official Saturday after months of playing shy: He will search the New York governor's job once held by her father.

Cuomo, who as State Attorney General has built a national reputation with his campaigns against government corruption, posted a statement online video and announced his candidacy, vowed to continue his crusade and change the notoriously shady cultural Albany.

"New York is head and back, high taxes and poor performance," Cuomo said in the video.

The formal announcement comes months after a member of President Barack Obama's administration tried to get a fight Gov. David Paterson did not seek election to the seat he had the right, indicating a preference for Cuomo.

The aim was to install a solid candidate to the top of the ticket in order to maintain New York as a Democratic stronghold. This fall, every government office and both U.S. Senate are up for election, including the long perceived weak candidacy of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, appointed by Paterson.

Notice, too many Democrats, also marks the resurgence of New York political because it is again a potential presidential candidate in games in Cuomo. Cuomo has already built a national profile by taking on Wall Street excesses and conflicts of interest in the student loan industry.

"New York Democrats see an opportunity in Andrew Cuomo to elect a governor they hope will help turn the state around," said Steven Greenberg of the Siena College poll, which included voter sentiment.

Cuomo is unusual choice of a video message on a Saturday, after refusing for months to confirm that a campaign was launched, should have two primary effects. One was to get out a detailed message about what Cuomo is planning to do, not just broad campaign speech rhetoric, according to an official in the campaign, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The choice of Saturday morning was an attempt to keep the message focused on what Cuomo would do for New Yorkers, rather than the political glitter planned to appoint the state convention next week, said the official. It's also the message of Sunday newspapers across the country.