A lot of people think that 1988 was a strong GOP year because of the election results but it was a very winnable election for Democrats squandered by Dukakis and shot down by Willie. Cuomo would have a good shot against Dole, and if Dole manages to win it'd be much closer to '04 margins than OTL '88. Push comes to shove I'd favor Cuomo.
Agreed. Dukakis ran a joke campaign. I think Mario Cuomo or a Southern Democrat like Lloyd Bentsen, Sam Nunn, Lawton Chiles or Al Gore would have won against Poppy or Dole.
