Can you imagine a Republican equivalent to Andrew Cuomo?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Let's imagine Texas had a Republican Governor who was a solid social conservative, but also an economic populist. He cracked down on oil companies, fought to increase corporate taxes and make the state's tax system more progressive, and expanded public welfare programs and education funding. Let's also imagine he got along poorly with Republican legislative leaders, so he actually worked with organizing a group of rogue Republican legislators to control one of the chambers in coalition with the Democrats thus allowing them to stonewall the teabagger agenda, and then openly insulted the Tea Party and talked about how Republicans don't need them.

That's basically the inverse of New York having Cuomo. And it's not only entirely implausible, any such Governor would be lucky to break 40% in the next GOP primary. It's pretty pathetic really that we have to put up with Cuomo at all.

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Several decades ago in NYC there was La Guardia. But today and in Texas? LOL!

[MurrayBannerman]

I'm convinced Cuomo and Christie are the same person.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Ironically, Sarah Palin to some extent. She had a bipartisan coalition in the State Senate, though I don't think it was because of her anything. She raised some taxes and broke with her own party's canidates, though obviously the timeline is more expanded and extends past her term.

[Skill and Chance]

Huckabee.  He emphatically doesn't care about his party's line on fiscal issues.

[njwes]

^^^

I immediately thought of Palin and Huckabee, though obviously the corruption/general backstabbing/trickery isn't at the same level. And we'll never know if Palin would have won a second primary...

[Potus]

You are referring to pre-08 Sarah Palin, and to a degree Mike Huckabee.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The way people on this forum speak of him, I'm surprised to learn that Cuomo isn't a Republican.

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

I think George P. Bush (Land Commissioner-elect) could get away with it if he ran for governor and were inclined to that sort of thing. Name recognition and voter inertia can take you quite far.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

The way people on this forum speak of him, I'm surprised to learn that Cuomo isn't a Republican.

He basically is; I'm not a fan of the term, but Cuomo is true DINO and has done far more damage than Lieberman and Zell Miller combined (both of whom were more or less ineffective cranks once they became DINOs).

[Phony Moderate]

That guy who ran against Baucus in 2008 - Bob Kelleher or something?

[King]

Ron Reagan should have played ball and become an ultra liberal Republican Governor.

[Skill and Chance]

John Hoeven also had a populist economic streak as governor, but he quietly votes the partly line now that he's a senator.  Kind of like Mark Warner in that regard.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Ron Reagan should have played ball and become an ultra liberal Republican Governor.

The party would be better of with Ron Reagan as its face.

[RI]

I wish a Republican like that existed.

[NewYorkExpress]

Chris Christie... Especially once you realize the Moreland Commission is Cuomo's Bridgegate.

[pbrower2a]

Let's imagine Texas had a Republican Governor who was a solid social conservative, but also an economic populist. He cracked down on oil companies, fought to increase corporate taxes and make the state's tax system more progressive, and expanded public welfare programs and education funding. Let's also imagine he got along poorly with Republican legislative leaders, so he actually worked with organizing a group of rogue Republican legislators to control one of the chambers in coalition with the Democrats thus allowing them to stonewall the teabagger agenda, and then openly insulted the Tea Party and talked about how Republicans don't need them.

Opposing Big Oil in Texas is perhaps personal as well as political suicide. So we are already far into the realm of fantasy -- about as if some pol from Vermont exposed that he was a hidden Klansman.

Really our only hope for any freedom in America is for a split between interests in Big Business.

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[AggregateDemand]

Let's imagine Texas had a Republican Governor who was a solid social conservative, but also an economic populist. He cracked down on oil companies, fought to increase corporate taxes and make the state's tax system more progressive, and expanded public welfare programs and education funding. Let's also imagine he got along poorly with Republican legislative leaders, so he actually worked with organizing a group of rogue Republican legislators to control one of the chambers in coalition with the Democrats thus allowing them to stonewall the teabagger agenda, and then openly insulted the Tea Party and talked about how Republicans don't need them.

That's basically the inverse of New York having Cuomo. And it's not only entirely implausible, any such Governor would be lucky to break 40% in the next GOP primary. It's pretty pathetic really that we have to put up with Cuomo at all.

What's more progressive or economically-efficient than taxing property at 2.2% (in the populated areas) and giving homestead exemptions for lower-income citizens and seniors?

Texas is socially conservative (unfortunately), not economically conservative.

[DC Al Fine]

Let's imagine Texas had a Republican Governor who was a solid social conservative, but also an economic populist. He cracked down on oil companies, fought to increase corporate taxes and make the state's tax system more progressive, and expanded public welfare programs and education funding. Let's also imagine he got along poorly with Republican legislative leaders, so he actually worked with organizing a group of rogue Republican legislators to control one of the chambers in coalition with the Democrats thus allowing them to stonewall the teabagger agenda, and then openly insulted the Tea Party and talked about how Republicans don't need them.

That's basically the inverse of New York having Cuomo. And it's not only entirely implausible, any such Governor would be lucky to break 40% in the next GOP primary. It's pretty pathetic really that we have to put up with Cuomo at all.

I think the inverse of what you described is more likely to happen in the next decade or so; a free marketeer going against the religious right.

[Bigby]

Maybe if Thad Cochran ran as MS Governor.

[KCDem]

Maybe if Thad Cochran ran as MS Governor.

LOL no. Thad Cochran is a Republican hack who uses Democrats to win primaries.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Sounds-to an extent-like Pat Buchanan.

[IceSpear]

It gets worse: He may subtly try to undermine Hillary throughout the campaign to set himself up for 2020. Essentially, he'll try to be the Christie to her Romney.

[hopper]

Probably Huckabee. Than again Arkansas isn't a really fiscally conservative state to begin with. The state has a strong Dem past.