Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82 - Washington Times

Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82 - Washington Times:By John Solomon - The Washington Times - Thursday, January 1, 2015

Mario Cuomo, the golden-tongued son of Italian immigrants who road his liberal views and hard-nosed political acumen to the top of Democratic politics as New York’s governor before repeatedly shunning a run for the White House, died Thursday. He was 82.

Mr. Cuomo, whose son Andrew is New York’s reigning governor, rose to national prominence in 1984 with his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention assailing Ronald Reagan.

The speech invigorated Democrats soon to be deflated by Walter Mondale’s crushing defeat at the hands of Mr. Reagan, and it left Mr. Cuomo a liberal favorite for the White House.

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