Statement from Michelle Caruso-Cabrera After Winning First Comptroller Debate

 

The Only Latina Woman on the Stage, Michelle Towered Above Her Male Career Politician Opponents in 77 WABC Radio Debate

 Michelle Caruso-Cabrera released the following statement following her tremendous showing in the first Democratic primary debate for New York City Comptroller hosted by 77 WABC radio.

"I was thrilled when the Campaign Finance Board heeded my call for more and longer debates, and after tonight, everyone can see why. This is clearly a two person-race between me and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, a typical career politician who presided over the gross mismanagement of our city under Bill de Blasio, who is only running for Comptroller because he wanted to be the mayor but had to drop out of the mayor's race."

"In typical politician fashion, Corey Johnson couldn't even answer when asked how he would rate Bill de Blasio. He himself admits that crime is out of control, that our public schools are getting worse, that spending is out of control - but doesn't take responsibility for the fact that all of these things happened under his watch. As I said on the stage tonight, electing Corey as our top financial watchdog would be calamitous. He is de Blasio 2.0."

"As I said in my opening statement, I was the only Latina, the only woman on the stage tonight. And when I am elected I will be the first Latina to hold citywide office in New York City, a city that is almost one-third Hispanic."

"It was crystal clear tonight that I am the only candidate in the race for Comptroller with the experience, the skillset and the independence needed to be New York City's top financial officer and watchdog.

A link to watch the full debate can be found here: https://wabcradio.com/episode/cats-at-night-06-09-2021/

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a Queens resident, is a proud Latina and granddaughter of immigrants running in the Democratic primary election for New York City Comptroller. MCC, as she is known, is a national award-winning news reporter and television anchor renowned for her financial expertise, covering financial crises all over the world as Chief International Correspondent on the TV news network CNBC.