Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, known as a liberal lion and would-be Democratic prospect for president in the 1980s and 1990s, died Thursday at age 82, multiple sources confirmed to the press.
The cause was heart failure, which took him "this evening at home with his loving family at his side," his family said in a statement issued through the office of his son, current New York Gov.Andrew Cuomo.
The former governor's imprint on liberalism in American politics was nearly without parallel. The strains of liberalism and populism coursing through the Democratic Party today -- through the voices of Elizabeth Warren and others -- are echoes of Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 1983 to 1994.
The former governor's imprint on liberalism in American politics was nearly without parallel. The strains of liberalism and populism coursing through the Democratic Party today -- through the voices of Elizabeth Warren and others -- are echoes of Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 1983 to 1994.
President Obama saluted the liberal icon following his death.
"He rose to be chief executive of the state he loved, a determined champion of progressive values, and an unflinching voice for tolerance, inclusiveness, fairness, dignity and opportunity," Obama said in a statement. "His own story taught him that as Americans, we are bound together as one people, and our country's success rests on the success of all of us, not just a fortunate few."
Source: ABC News
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