I'm definitely hoping for HRC for the Democrats. As has been previously said, Booker is way more likely to be eying a Senate seat at this point in his career. I wouldn't expect to see him on the Presidential scene until 2020.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
The deal with Cuomo is that he is not really a solid liberal or progressive in governing, marriage equality passage aside. You can say that being Governor of a state in constant gridlock like New York, where political ideology can go out of the window on the fly, is not the same as the national platform for Democrats but he burned a lot of bridges with people who are major part of the Democratic base in New York and has actually supported Republicans in the state. Plus he was sort of pre-ordained to be the next Governor way back when Spitzer was elected. He has never really had to really campaign except his failed primary against Carl McCall.
I will say though he has turned a corner for some people with how he dealt with Hurricane Sandy.