Manhattan Adult Entertainment: A crowded field waits for Cuomo’s move on AG race
This is the odd world of the race for New York attorney general, in which at least a half-dozen lawyers and prosecutors are considering a run — but only if popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo runs for governor. The once almost-anonymous job has transformed over the past 15 years into a high-profile role as the chief enforcer on Wall Street and in corporate America’s boardrooms.
The headline-grabbing post has become known by its initials, AG, sometimes derisively said to stand for “Aspiring Governor.” It may also soon produce New York’s second consecutive elected governor.
With Cuomo expected to drop a re-election bid and run for governor — whispers he refuses to confirm or deny — at least six people are considering trying to take over his job.
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer was first the fabled “Sheriff of Wall Street” while taking on the financial world as attorney general. Despite his fall after a prostitution scandal, Spitzer remains New York’s most ambitious attorney general, so far.