Oddly, both Democrat Cuomo and Republican Cairo were losers this year
Gov. Andrew Cuomo at cornavirus briefing Forget Trump vs. Biden. Some Nassau political junkies have reached a surprising conclusion after examining the November election results: Both Democratic New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Nassau Republican Chairman Joseph Cairo lost big. But Nassau and state Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs should be pleased with the results, which have yet to be certified. Joseph Cairo (NC archive) First, let's talk Cuomo. Before the election, political sources, including Gothamist.com, suggested that Cuomo was the force behind billionaire Ron Lauder's decision to sink $4 million into a campaign to beat six Democratic state senate candidates and incumbents, using their support of criminal justice and bail reforms as cudgels against them. Cuomo's spokesman denied it. But sources couldn't help but notice that conservative Lauder, an heir to the Estee Lauder cosm