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Finding the best Time to return to politics has never been better, especially for politicians who were ousted during their first term due to scandal. Two former governors are competing for the mayoral positions of large cities near the Hudson - a political revival suggesting that voters, accustomed to current options, value their leadership experience more than political shortcomings.

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 after allegations of sexual harassment, has just launched his campaign for mayor of New York City. Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, who stepped down in 2004 after admitting to an affair with a man he hired, is running for mayor of Jersey City - New Jersey's second-largest city.

Although both are Democrats, they will likely benefit from the effect of Donald Trump, where expectations regarding character have been diminished.

Nonetheless, neither team is in a hurry to acknowledge the other, but both former governors claim to be selling their executive experience. McGreevey and Cuomo both talk about key issues: public safety, clean streets, affordable housing, and the danger of e-bikes.

“I think people want evidence that they’ve done something and worked hard,” McGreevey said in an interview.

Cuomo expressed a similar sentiment regarding executive experience.

“I don't think any governor in modern political history has done more than I've done,” Cuomo said during an interview with Stephen E. Smith.

Cuomo also clearly criticized others who “have never held an executive position.” McGreevey believes that governors and mayors share the common need to “do something, to make measurable changes.”

It is impossible not to see this as a criticism of recent mayors of major cities who have fallen into disgrace and had one thing in common: they were legislators, not executives before becoming mayors. This list can include New York Mayor Eric Adams, his predecessor Bill de Blasio, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and defeated San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

It is clear that none of the opponents of McGreevey and Cuomo have the same level of executive experience, even if that experience ended poorly.

“Their reputation certainly precedes them, doesn’t it?” said Mike Rasmussen, a former aide to McGreevey, who is now the director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University.

The resignation of governors is an unusual phenomenon. Of the several thousand people who have been governors, Cuomo was only the 56th to resign or be ousted, notes the Pew Research Center.

Some of them attempted to revive their political careers, with mixed success. Others - Rod Blagojevich from Illinois and Robert Bentley from Alabama - were legally barred from running for office.

While McGreevey resigned, stating that he is a 'gay American,' and his downfall is often solely associated with his sexual orientation in an era of increasing acceptance, he was embroiled in a web of scandals, the most notable of which involved hiring his mistress for a state post as a security advisor without the proper paperwork following the 9/11 attacks.

After leaving office, McGreevey embarked on a spiritual path and for over a decade has helped inmates reintegrate into society. The launch video of his 2023 campaign, titled 'Second Chance,' opens with a scene of his resignation and an earnest McGreevey today, saying he has learned valuable lessons.

Cuomo, on the other hand, has spent the last few years fighting in courts to clear his name, launching his campaign with a 17-minute video that briefly mentions the scandal that forced him to resign - a report released by Attorney General Letitia James found that he sexually harassed 11 women. His leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic has also faced criticism.

Cuomo denied any wrongdoing and claimed that these scandals were instigated by many of his political enemies in New York and Washington. Later, district attorneys did not file criminal charges.

Undoubtedly, previous politicians who left office in disgrace are trying to return to politics, choosing the right moment and conducting a tour to test the political waters. Furthermore, Trump, who has been impeached twice, found guilty of sexual crimes, and is a convicted felon, has shown that certain behavior is acceptable to voters.

McGreevey is running in a nonpartisan election scheduled for this fall, supported by a prominent political figure from Northern Jersey.

Cuomo is running in a crowded political field amid accusations, while most voters wish Adams would step down. Another opponent, Scott Stringer, was a favorite in the crowded Democratic primary in 2021 before his campaign was derailed by allegations of sexual harassment from campaign volunteers 20 years ago. Stringer denies his guilt and is suing the woman who accused him for defamation.

Smikle stated that Cuomo can also count on the same Black and Hispanic Democrats who switched to Trump last fall.

“I think voters who supported Trump, and potential Cuomo voters, want the same thing - they are interested in a political turnover, they are willing to overlook the past if it helps them today,” he said.

The route from governor to mayor is not unusual for those who did not leave office due to scandal: former Delaware Governor John Carney is now the mayor of Wilmington.

If, as former New York Governor David Paterson said, Cuomo wants to become governor again, there is a certain precedent in former California Governor Jerry Brown, who, much like Cuomo, was referred to as a governor's son. After Brown led his state for eight years as a young adult, his political future appeared bleak following a trio of unsuccessful presidential primaries, but then Brown ran for mayor of Oakland, won, and returned to the top job to finish his career as governor.

After their comebacks, Cuomo and McGreevey have influential allies.

The city's building union and several influential Democrats, including Congressman Ritchie Torres, support Cuomo.

McGreevey has been encouraged to run against Brian Stack, a political mega-businessman from Hudson County, who is also a state senator and the mayor of the neighboring city of Union.

Although both McGreevey and Cuomo have roots in the cities they are running in, both men have spent years in other places,