The New York Times today has an article about Andrew Cuomo on the campaign trail, and it shows just how awful Cuomo is.
The lede:
After several years of keeping his distance from fellow Democrats in the State Senate, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ventured into somewhat unfamiliar territory this weekend, endorsing a Democratic candidate here in Suffolk County.
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Here's Cuomo showing his enthusiasm for a Democratic senate on the campaign trail:
When the governor held a rally at an electricians’ union hall on Saturday, the Democrat he endorsed, Adrienne Esposito, was not afforded a speaking slot. The rally promoted a new ballot line, the Women’s Equality Party, on which neither Ms. Esposito nor most other Democratic Senate candidates will appear.
Mr. Cuomo was not effusive in talking up Ms. Esposito’s candidacy, either. When he acknowledged her presence, he spoke for only 10 seconds.
“We have Adrienne Esposito,” the governor said as he acknowledged the special guests at the rally. “I want you to join me in making sure we change her name in January to Senator Adrienne Esposito.”
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As you may remember, back in July, Andrew Cuomo decided to create a new party for himself (the Women's Equality Party) so that he could run on another ballot line and siphon votes away from the Working Families Party. Note that the Women's Equality Party was founded to advance the ambitions of a middle-aged white man.
Now, back to the article:
The previous Saturday, when Mr. Cuomo held a similar rally in Rochester, he barely mentioned the Democrat whose district he was visiting, Ted O’Brien, who is one of the Senate’s most endangered incumbents.
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Here's Cuomo praising Republicans:
“If you could have a Republican Senate that was as professional and functional and voted for marriage equality and gun control, that is one Senate,” Mr. Cuomo said. “That’s not this current Senate.”
The director of an environmental advocacy group runs for state senate. Cuomo can't find a word to say about the environment.
After the rally here — in which he advocated his proposal for a package of women’s rights legislation, including the abortion proposal — Mr. Cuomo was asked why he talked so little about Ms. Esposito. He said that raising awareness of the women’s rights legislation, and the Republican opposition to abortion rights, would motivate voters to elect Democrats like Ms. Esposito.
“I believe the strongest argument for her is she’s a supporter of the women’s equality agenda,” the governor said.
Ms. Esposito, the executive director of an environmental advocacy group....
Great job, New York!