25 February 2022: Andrew Cuomo Attempts to Sway Public Opinion With TV Ad

Andrew Cuomo begins comeback attempt with new TV ad

After several days of quiet out of Cuomoland, we were hit by this report, which indicates Andrew M. Cuomo will be taking his strange claim he was vindicated of sexual harassment allegations to New York's televised airwaves. Here's the New York Post's coverage:

The former governor, who resigned in disgrace last summer, will begin an attempt at a political comeback with an ad claiming he’s been exonerated from charges he sexually harassed multiple women, The Post has learned.

Cuomo’s campaign confirmed it had commissioned “a number of ads” in response to questions from the paper after The Post independently obtained one of the commercials.

The 30-second spot reviewed by The Post selectively strings together snippets from TV reports about the outcomes in those cases to bolster Cuomo’s continued claims of exoneration.

It highlights recent decisions by five district attorneys to not bring charges against Cuomo for sexual harassment for technical reasons.

However, the spot viewed by The Post makes no mention of the fact that those officials also said their investigations affirmed the credibility of the women who brought the allegations – and one DA even said although there wasn’t sufficient “legal basis” to bring charges, dropping the case was “not an exoneration.”

We think the televised advertisement is really aimed at attempting to influence the potential members of future jury pools who will be deciding the outcome of civil lawsuits filed by the victims of Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged sexual harassment.