"It's called the 'Cynthia Effect'... Before this campaign is over, he'll be getting arrested, protesting his own administration," she quipped.
"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.
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