Andrew Cuomo's comeback bid brings him back to a longtime foil: Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Andrew Cuomo is very smart about budgets, and he knows that New York City relies on federal dollars, and he knows that Trump is going to cut those dollars," Sheinkopf said.
60% : "Trump rewrote the political playbook on the morality test in 2015 and has added several new editions," he said.
57% : "But I promise you this: I know what needs to be done and I know how to do it, and I will give it my all to get the job done -- and it will get done.
50% : "He is, like Trump, a Queens guy" who projects "a competent and tough persona" at a time when many New Yorkers think the city is out of control, Polanco said.
50% : " Asked whether running against Trump is a wise strategy for Cuomo, White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said Cuomo can bring it on.
50% : "No Republican since 1988 has received as much support from the residents of New York City as President Trump did in the November election, and Democrats attempting to represent them should understand that fact," Fields said in an email.
44% : While Cuomo, 67, didn't mention Trump by name during his announcement, J.C. Polanco, an expert on New York City politics who teaches at the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, said he didn't have to.
41% : Plus, said Sheinkopf, "New Yorkers like tough guy mayors" and projecting deference to Trump in this city could be the kiss of death for a mayoral candidate.
40% : Today, as we can see from President Trump, you can have an entire cemetery in your closet and still win an election.
37% : "New Yorkers have borne the brunt of radical progressivism and are desperately seeking relief through the common-sense policies of President Trump.
28% : "Trump is serious about those cuts.
24% : The former New York governor built up his image standing in opposition to Trump.
19% : " Among other things, Cuomo can tout his support for marriage equality, criminal justice reform and pushing for things that Trump finds anathema like driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants, Polanco said.
17% : Cuomo already appears to be running against Trump, who remains deeply unpopular in his hometown, as well as Adams.
11% : As Trump prepares to take an axe to streams of federal funding on which New York City relies, many there may see in Cuomo the politician least likely to cave to Trump, said Hank Sheinkopf, a longtime Democratic political consultant.

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