CUOMO’S TEMPER ERUPTS AS CYNTHIA CLEANS HIS CLOCK, NAILING HIM ON CORRUPTION, CENTRISM & MISMANAGEMENT

The governor displays why he’s refused to do any 1:1 debates while in office

As Cynthia described her positive, progressive agenda, Angry Cuomo lied, dodged, and blew up multiple times during debate

  In just the display his advisors were hoping to avoid, angry Andrew Cuomo showed his classic temper, growing testy as Cynthia Nixon contrasted her positive, progressive vision with his failings and lies for 60 minutes during tonight’s debate at Hofstra.

“Now we know why Andrew Cuomo hates debates so much,” Cynthia for New York spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said tonight. “The governor was visibly angry about Cynthia contrasting his corrupt, centrist administration with her progressive vision for New York -- and his resulting temper flare-ups and rants told the story.”

Throughout the debate, Cynthia pressed the governor on a range of uncomfortable topics, like the multiple guilty verdicts on public corruption against his top aides; his work behind the scenes to help create and maintain Republican state senate; his gross mismanagement of the MTA; and his obsession with pleasing his billionaire and corporate donors.  She also displayed a detailed knowledge of the inner workings of the state government, and a positive vision for all New Yorkers, not just the wealthy.

On multiple occasions, Angry Cuomo lost his cool, wagging his finger at Cynthia, telling her to stop talking, and correcting a moderator on the premise of his question. He even went on a bizarre rant about how Cynthia was not actually a person, but a corporation - in a reprise of Mitt Romney’s famous line. The Governor even refused to answer a question at the end of the hour, instead trying to take over the debate and ask Cynthia questions like he was the moderator.

The debate win for Cynthia comes on the heels of major endorsements from progressive leaders and organizations throughout the state and nation, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, council member Brad Lander, Lt. Governor candidate Jumaane Williams, former Speaker of the City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Members Menchaca, Van Bramer and Reynoso, Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi, Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti, Assemblymember O’Donnell, senate candidate Jessica Ramos, senate candidate Julia Salazar, senate candidate Robert Jackson, and a slate of elected officials in the Capital District and Hudson Valley. Nixon has also been endorsed by major progressive groups including Indivisible, New York City DSA, Buffalo DSA, Syracuse DSA, Brooklyn Young Democrats (BYD), the Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY), Indivisible Brooklyn, Tenants PAC, the Jewish Vote, Our Revolution, Justice Democrats, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Make the Road Action, New York Communities for Change, Citizen Action, the New York Progressive Action Network, 350 Action, and the Working Families Party.

In just five months, Cynthia’s people-powered campaign has received over 42,960 individual contributions, which sets a record for the highest number of contributions for any Democratic candidate for governor in New York history. The number of contributions also surpasses the total Gov. Cuomo has received in 16 years spanning four separate gubernatorial campaigns. (More detail here). Cynthia’s social media following has also ballooned in recent weeks, and seriously outpaces the 8-year incumbent governor.

EDITOR'S NOTE:

It should be noted that this came from Cynthia for New York.