2018 NY Governor's race: on Principles & Values
Cynthia Nixon:
Corrupt, corporate Dems can't fight corrupt, corporate GOP
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo debated progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon, the prevailing vibe was tense. Nixon called the governor a "corrupt, corporate Democrat" ill-equipped to battle the "corrupt, corporate Republican in the White House," as Cuomo has
promised to do. Later, he accused the actress of living "in the world of fiction," while he lives "in the world of fact."The Cuomo campaign's focus on Nixon's "angry" tone, rather than on her policy proposals and criticisms of the governor's record,
will induce a case of d‚j… vu in anyone paying attention to the coverage of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential race.
Calling Nixon's temperament into question emits a similarly sexist dog whistle. The tactic echoes Cuomo ally Christine
Quinn's decision to call Nixon an "unqualified lesbian," rather than an unqualified person or candidate. The remarks may not be blatantly sexist or homophobic, but they're intended to shake loose sexist and homophobic stereotypes in voters' minds.
Source: Slate Magazine on 2018 New York governor race
Aug 30, 2018
Marc Molinaro:
Grassroots elected official: mayor & County legislator
At the Kingston forum, which attracted about 150 people to the Best Western Plus hotel on Washington Avenue, Molinaro highlighted his career as a grassroots elected official who has served the village of Tivoli as mayor,
Dutchess County as a legislator, and as a state assemblyman."In 1995, I was elected mayor of Tivoli," he said. "It was an honor, and it's not something I ever forgot.
At that level of government, you learn the value of public service. You can't really hide from 1,300 people, so if you tell one person one thing, you'd better tell the other
1,299 the same thing, because they figure it out pretty quickly."
Molinaro said local government has an immediate impact on residents and that helping people matters at a personal level.
Source: Capital Region Spectrum News on 2018 New York governor race
Aug 30, 2018
Cynthia Nixon:
Vote for the homo, not for the Cuomo
Nixon gave her rebuttal to the annual Legislative Correspondents Association dinner in a speech replete with snarky comments and witticisms about Cuomo."Cuomo thinks that I should stick to acting, but after seeing Cuomo try to play the part of a
progressive, I think he should stick to politics," said Nixon. "His performance has not been very convincing. You might say he's an unqualified thespian." Her comment was a nod to former NYC Council speaker Christine Quinn's dismissal of
Nixon as an "unqualified lesbian." Quinn later apologized, but the phrase lives on.
But none of Nixon's remarks got as much applause as her "Vote for the homo, not for the Cuomo" line, which has historical precedent. During the 1977 New York
City mayoral campaign, when Ed Koch ran against Cuomo's father, Mario Cuomo, flyers appeared that read, "Vote for Cuomo, Not the Homo."
Nixon ended her remarks by suggesting that the younger Cuomo come out of the closet ... as a Republican.
Source: Huffington Post on 2018 New York gubernatorial race
May 9, 2018
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