Tish James' publicity tour updated

                                                                                

New York Attorney General Letitia James


New York State Attorney General Letitia James should give a master class in public relations.

James today tweeted that she really is running for governor, thus accumulating three straight days of media attention about an essential non-story-- her run for governor next year. She later appeared in a Youtube video.

Everyone had expected the progressive city Democrat to make the run after she released two investigations this year slamming then governor Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat who had helped her attorney general campaign,  for allegedly undercounting coronavirus nursing home deaths and sexually harassing women.

James teased her plans to run on Wednesday; kept her intentions in the news Thursday when the Albany County sheriff's office  "accidentally" released a criminal complaint against Cuomo, and today tweeted her announcement that she is running.

When James actually talks about her plans to reporters, that will make four days of publicity -- maybe when she appears in Valley Stream on Sunday with political rival Kathy Hochul, the unknown lieutenant governor from upstate New York,  who became governor when Cuomo resigned in August. 

James even outshines Cuomo in getting media attention.  Cuomo, of course, was a national hero for his handling of the coronavirus, appearing daily seemingly everywhere,  until James took him out.

Political observers can only sit back and watch. "Very well played," said one professional public relations consultant.

 

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