What Andrew Cuomo's experience is worth

The governor has been marinating in sleaze for his entire career

Andrew Cuomo tramples new York state on the Mario Cuomo Bridge
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) just locked up an important endorsement in advance of Thursday's primary. The New York Times editorial board — in keeping with its limp dishrag political tradition — recommended him over leftist challenger Cynthia Nixon, mainly citing the incumbent's political experience.

Yet the final several weeks of the campaign have demonstrated exactly what Cuomo's experience delivers: an endless cavalcade of incompetence, corruption, and dirty tricks.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.