2014 New York Governor's race: on Civil Rights
Rob Astorino:
Zoning laws limit what can be built, not who can live there
Obama's Department of Housing and Urban Development floated a requirement for "balanced housing" in every suburb. Towns had to make it possible for low-income minorities to choose suburban living.In Westchester, County Executive
Rob Astorino battled the Obama-Biden administration for years, successfully resisting the baseless smear of racism. Zoning laws limit what can be built in a neighborhood in neutral fashion, Astorino explained, not who can live there.
Source: New York Post on 2014 New York Governor race
Jul 21, 2020
Zephyr Teachout:
Endorsed by LGBT organizations; received at Gay Pride parade
[At a pro-gay progressive meeting, Cuomo's adviser noted] it was Cuomo who passed gay marriage in New York. But the skeptical questions continued. "The governor has some great progressive credentials. He also has some good moderate credentials. And he
deserves to be re-elected."Meanwhile, two other local clubs have already endorsed Teachout--Coalition for a District Alternative, the leading East Village political club, and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, a gay organization. "At
Gay Pride, she was very well received," [one Teachout staffer] added. "She was slapping five and taking pictures with people the whole route."
"While we recognize the governor's role in achieving marriage equality, we are not a single-issue
organization," a [progressive Democratic club member] said. "We expect a sizable portion of the LGBT establishment and political organizations will endorse Cuomo. We believe, however, that the community is to the left of these organizations."
Source: The Villager on 2014 New York Governor race
Jul 10, 2014
Rob Astorino:
Opposes gay marriage, but it's a non-issue
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using his first major TV ads of this campaign to try to brand his Republican opponent, Rob Astorino, as an extreme conservative. A review of Astorino's public positions shows that while his anti-abortion stance, and his opposition
to Cuomo's gun control law and to gay marriage aren't in step with most of the blue state, his views are shared by sizable minorities of New Yorkers.Astorino, four years after Cuomo soundly beat the more unabashedly conservative Carl Paladino, has
taken a more pragmatic approach to the hot-button issues than Paladino, trying to stake out nuances in his positions that could snare larger segments of voters.
But one state Republican Committee member said any claims that Astorino is an extremist is
"a laughably inaccurate comment. He just won re-election in a Democratic county with a 2-1 Democratic enrollment."
Astorino argues that abortion and gay marriage are non-issues ginned up by Cuomo and the Democrats to energize their larger voter bloc.
Source: Newsday AdWatch on 2014 New York State gubernatorial race
May 18, 2014
Rob Astorino:
Opposes gay marriage, but it's the law of the land
As for gay marriage Astorino opposed it. But he said he won't try to erode the 2011 law. "Quite frankly, it was done the right way: through the legislature,"
Astorino said. "It was not done by a judge. That's the law of the land and I respect that."
[Although Cuomo portrays Astorino as an extremist in TV ads, one pundit] said Astorino can't objectively be seen as ultraconservative or an extremist: "If you talking about south of the Mason-Dixon Line,
Astorino is a flaming liberal. Is he an extremist? I would say certainly not in temperament, but I don't think in policy, either."
Source: Newsday AdWatch on 2014 New York State gubernatorial race
May 18, 2014
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