2008: Edwards Comes Closest To Facing Hard Issues (Mario Cuomo)

New York City's WNBC reports that former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who famously wore down political reporters in the late 80s and early 90s with his seemingly endless internal dialogue over whether "to run or not to run" for president himself, has offered an assessment of the current field. According to Cuomo, all the Democratic presidential primary candidates, except John Edwards, are evading the difficult questions.

"Let's face it," he's quoted as saying, "the candidates are all ducking the really hard issues, how do you pay for this? How exactly do you get out of Iraq? What are you doing in Afghanistan?" New York's former chief executive suggests that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are trying to avoid the issues by focusing on the money race, and that Edwards comes closest to actually spelling out his positions.

In the New York City region, you can see the entire interview with Cuomo on Trend Breakers, a new show about polling data. Hosted by Marist College pollsters Lee Miringoff and Barbara Carvalho, the show will attempt not to be just for political junkies, though how they'll manage that is anybody's guess. Trend Breakers starts airing tonight at 8pm on WNBC 4 and will be rebroadcast throughout the week.

Click here to watch some of Cuomo's comments.