Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, author, and lawyer serving since 2011 as the 56th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms.
Two New Memoirs Detail the Threats to American Democracy
(CNN) — Contemporaries, competitors, and friends, Tim Miller and Lis Smith have each written a memoir exploring some of the events that have left the electorate so disillusioned.
Miller, driven from the GOP by Donald Trump's depredations, catalogs a "Republican road to hell" he fears "might just go on forever;" Smith, a Democrat, tells a "political love story" that has tested her idealism but nonetheless left it intact.Stylish and acerbic, Smith has endured plenty of dispiriting experiences as a campaign operative.
But they've been specific rather than systemic, involving the foibles of individual politicians she has served.She begins and ends Any Given Tuesday with her unsuccessful attempts to help then-Gov.
Andrew Cuomo of New York when he faced allegations of sexual harassment. Smith says she remained on his team out of loyalty and respect for his gubernatorial accomplishments before finally accepting that "he looked in our faces and lied" about his misconduct.Her "first crush" in politics foundered similarly.
