Cuomo follows well-used playbook by scandal-plagued politicians: deny wrongdoing, wait it out

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Cuomo follows well-used playbook by scandal-plagued politicians: deny wrongdoing, wait it out
Cuomo would hardly be the first leader to resist pressure to resign amid scandal

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is laying low ever since releasing a video response denying the allegations of sexual harassment from 11 women illustrated in a state attorney general’s report as the public and political figures, including President Biden, call for his resignation.

For months, Cuomo has ignored pressure to leave office over this scandal as well as his alleged cover-up of nursing home coronavirus deaths, waiting out news cycles while insisting he has done nothing wrong – a strategy used by many others in the past.

nother Democrat who pressed on in the face of sexual misconduct allegations was President Bill Clinton. After Paula Jones raised allegations of sexual harassment, Clinton denied wrongdoing only to later settle a lawsuit for $850,000 while remaining in office. Clinton also managed to survive far more serious allegations, such as Juanita Broaddrick’s rape accusation and Kathleen Willey’s claim that he groped her.

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Gov. Cuomo making last-ditch attempt to avoid impeachment: report
https://nypost.com/2021/08/09/cuomo-making-last-ditch-attempt-to-avoid-impeachment-report/
August 9, 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a last-ditch attempt to avoid getting impeached over the slew of sexual harassment allegations against him, a report said Monday.

The three-term Democrat is trying to cut a deal with top state officials, promising he won’t run again if impeachment talks get scrapped, a source told The City.

Cuomo, 63, and his winnowed-down inner circle have been busy making calls to try to save his political career since state Attorney General Letitia James’ damning report on his conduct was released last Tuesday.

Before she resigned Sunday night, top aide and confidante Melissa DeRosa had been asking executive staffers for strategies to quiet the impeachment talks, the source told The City.

But no one is buying what Cuomo’s team is selling, according to the report....

[Free Vulcan]

After what happened with Northam and his racist antics, not to mention Biden's sexual harassment issues, if the Dems can't get rid of Cuomo, their whole narrative about being for the victims of sexual harassment and abuse of women will fall apart.

Let's just hope the GOP will get it together enough to take advantage of it.