SENATOR IN THE CHOW LINE D'AMATO: CUOMO IN RUNNING.(Local)

Byline: Mary D'Ambrosio Staff writer

Contradicting Mario M. Cuomo's vehement denials that he will run for president, U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato said Wednesday that the governor "should not be written off" as a candidate.

"I have a sense that he might not be out of it after 'Super Tuesday,'" said D'Amato, R-N.Y., who was in Troy for a hand-shaking session with Rensselaer County Republican candidates.

D'Amato said he believed that Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis would capture the New Hampshire Democratic primary, but that "Super Tuesday" - March 8, 1988, when 14 Southern and border states hold caucuses and primaries - could make Cuomo a …