New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and primary opponent Cynthia Nixon wait for the start of their debate at Hofstra University August 29, 2018 in Hempstead, New York. (Photo: Craig Ruttle-Pool/Getty Images)
Aug 30, 2018
Just two weeks before New Yorkers head to the polls to decide who will be their state's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, actress and activist Cynthia Nixon offered an ambitious alternative to the toxic status quo entrenched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who she characterized during Wednesday night's highly anticipated debate as emblematic of the kind of "corrupt corporate Democrat" who has prevented the party from achieving necessary objectives like criminal justice reform and Medicare for All.
"We already have a corrupt corporate Republican in the White House. We don't need a corrupt corporate Democrat in Albany as his main opposition."
--Cynthia Nixon
"We already have a corrupt corporate Republican in the White House," Nixon said at the start of the hour-long debate, which was the first and likely only time Cuomo and Nixon will share a stage before next month's election. "We don't need a corrupt corporate Democrat in Albany as his main opposition."
Asked how a newcomer to electoral politics could govern a state as significant as New York, Nixon noted that she is "not an Albany insider like Governor Cuomo" and argued that "experience doesn't mean that much if you're not actually good at governing."
In addition to highlighting what she described as the "incredible corruption" of Cuomo's seven-year tenure as governor, Nixon clearly detailed her positive progressive agenda, which includes single-payer healthcare, support the right of public workers to strike, staunch advocacy for women's reproductive rights, and protection of undocumented immigrants from Trump's cruel, xenophobic agenda.
\u201cRhetoric is fine and good \u2014 policy is better, @CynthiaNixon knows that. She\u2019ll fight for single-payer health care, for protection for women\u2019s health care, and for a full transition to 100% renewable energy for New Yorkers. #OurRevForCynthia\u201d— Our Revolution (@Our Revolution) 1535583300
Nixon--a long-time advocate for public schools who identifies as a democratic socialist--also delivered an impassioned monologue on the necessity of legalizing marijuana and ending the so-called war on drugs, which she characterized as an urgent "racial justice issue."
Watch:
\u201c"Legalizing marijuana is a racial justice issue... we need to prioritize the individuals most harmed by the warm on drugs.. We need to parole people and expunge their records.. Marijuana has essentially been legal for white people in NY" @CynthiaNixon #NYGovdebate #TeamCynthia\u201d— People for Bernie (@People for Bernie) 1535585577
In response to Nixon's claims that he has "broken the New York City subway" and "handed over control of the State Senate to the Republicans," Cuomo insisted that Nixon is the real "corporate Democrat," despite the fact that she does not accept campaign contributions from corporations.
One of the debate's most remarkable and "painful" moments of the debate came when Cuomo repeatedly insisted that Nixon is "a corporation."
"You are a corporation," Cuomo said repeatedly. Nixon--who, like everyone else watching the exchange, appeared baffled by Cuomo's attack line--responded, "I am a person."
Watch:
\u201cAbsolutely painful back-and-forth between Cuomo & Nixon here.\n\nCuomo tries to accuse Nixon of being "a corporation" and donating as "a corporation" to get special favors in NYC.\n\nThe "favor"?\n\nShe requested no helicopters above "Shakespeare in the Park" so people could hear.\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1535585605
Bolstering Nixon's claim that Cuomo is subservient to the interests of corporate donors, Capital & Mainreported just hours before Wednesday's night's debate aired that Cuomo halted an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney's decision not to prosecute Hollywood producer and accused serial abuser Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges, just as the firm of Weinstein's lawyer gave Cuomo's campaign $25,000.
\u201cQuid pro Cuomo \nhttps://t.co/fKVdjFvwVk\u201d— People for Bernie (@People for Bernie) 1535627746
In response to Capital & Main's explosive report, The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald argued that Cuomo embodies everything "wrong with the Democratic Party."
Watch Nixon and Cuomo's full debate:
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Just two weeks before New Yorkers head to the polls to decide who will be their state's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, actress and activist Cynthia Nixon offered an ambitious alternative to the toxic status quo entrenched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who she characterized during Wednesday night's highly anticipated debate as emblematic of the kind of "corrupt corporate Democrat" who has prevented the party from achieving necessary objectives like criminal justice reform and Medicare for All.
"We already have a corrupt corporate Republican in the White House. We don't need a corrupt corporate Democrat in Albany as his main opposition."
--Cynthia Nixon
"We already have a corrupt corporate Republican in the White House," Nixon said at the start of the hour-long debate, which was the first and likely only time Cuomo and Nixon will share a stage before next month's election. "We don't need a corrupt corporate Democrat in Albany as his main opposition."
Asked how a newcomer to electoral politics could govern a state as significant as New York, Nixon noted that she is "not an Albany insider like Governor Cuomo" and argued that "experience doesn't mean that much if you're not actually good at governing."
In addition to highlighting what she described as the "incredible corruption" of Cuomo's seven-year tenure as governor, Nixon clearly detailed her positive progressive agenda, which includes single-payer healthcare, support the right of public workers to strike, staunch advocacy for women's reproductive rights, and protection of undocumented immigrants from Trump's cruel, xenophobic agenda.
\u201cRhetoric is fine and good \u2014 policy is better, @CynthiaNixon knows that. She\u2019ll fight for single-payer health care, for protection for women\u2019s health care, and for a full transition to 100% renewable energy for New Yorkers. #OurRevForCynthia\u201d— Our Revolution (@Our Revolution) 1535583300
Nixon--a long-time advocate for public schools who identifies as a democratic socialist--also delivered an impassioned monologue on the necessity of legalizing marijuana and ending the so-called war on drugs, which she characterized as an urgent "racial justice issue."
Watch:
\u201c"Legalizing marijuana is a racial justice issue... we need to prioritize the individuals most harmed by the warm on drugs.. We need to parole people and expunge their records.. Marijuana has essentially been legal for white people in NY" @CynthiaNixon #NYGovdebate #TeamCynthia\u201d— People for Bernie (@People for Bernie) 1535585577
In response to Nixon's claims that he has "broken the New York City subway" and "handed over control of the State Senate to the Republicans," Cuomo insisted that Nixon is the real "corporate Democrat," despite the fact that she does not accept campaign contributions from corporations.
One of the debate's most remarkable and "painful" moments of the debate came when Cuomo repeatedly insisted that Nixon is "a corporation."
"You are a corporation," Cuomo said repeatedly. Nixon--who, like everyone else watching the exchange, appeared baffled by Cuomo's attack line--responded, "I am a person."
Watch:
\u201cAbsolutely painful back-and-forth between Cuomo & Nixon here.\n\nCuomo tries to accuse Nixon of being "a corporation" and donating as "a corporation" to get special favors in NYC.\n\nThe "favor"?\n\nShe requested no helicopters above "Shakespeare in the Park" so people could hear.\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1535585605
Bolstering Nixon's claim that Cuomo is subservient to the interests of corporate donors, Capital & Mainreported just hours before Wednesday's night's debate aired that Cuomo halted an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney's decision not to prosecute Hollywood producer and accused serial abuser Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges, just as the firm of Weinstein's lawyer gave Cuomo's campaign $25,000.
\u201cQuid pro Cuomo \nhttps://t.co/fKVdjFvwVk\u201d— People for Bernie (@People for Bernie) 1535627746
In response to Capital & Main's explosive report, The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald argued that Cuomo embodies everything "wrong with the Democratic Party."
Watch Nixon and Cuomo's full debate:
Just two weeks before New Yorkers head to the polls to decide who will be their state's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, actress and activist Cynthia Nixon offered an ambitious alternative to the toxic status quo entrenched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who she characterized during Wednesday night's highly anticipated debate as emblematic of the kind of "corrupt corporate Democrat" who has prevented the party from achieving necessary objectives like criminal justice reform and Medicare for All.
"We already have a corrupt corporate Republican in the White House. We don't need a corrupt corporate Democrat in Albany as his main opposition."
--Cynthia Nixon
"We already have a corrupt corporate Republican in the White House," Nixon said at the start of the hour-long debate, which was the first and likely only time Cuomo and Nixon will share a stage before next month's election. "We don't need a corrupt corporate Democrat in Albany as his main opposition."
Asked how a newcomer to electoral politics could govern a state as significant as New York, Nixon noted that she is "not an Albany insider like Governor Cuomo" and argued that "experience doesn't mean that much if you're not actually good at governing."
In addition to highlighting what she described as the "incredible corruption" of Cuomo's seven-year tenure as governor, Nixon clearly detailed her positive progressive agenda, which includes single-payer healthcare, support the right of public workers to strike, staunch advocacy for women's reproductive rights, and protection of undocumented immigrants from Trump's cruel, xenophobic agenda.
\u201cRhetoric is fine and good \u2014 policy is better, @CynthiaNixon knows that. She\u2019ll fight for single-payer health care, for protection for women\u2019s health care, and for a full transition to 100% renewable energy for New Yorkers. #OurRevForCynthia\u201d— Our Revolution (@Our Revolution) 1535583300
Nixon--a long-time advocate for public schools who identifies as a democratic socialist--also delivered an impassioned monologue on the necessity of legalizing marijuana and ending the so-called war on drugs, which she characterized as an urgent "racial justice issue."
Watch:
\u201c"Legalizing marijuana is a racial justice issue... we need to prioritize the individuals most harmed by the warm on drugs.. We need to parole people and expunge their records.. Marijuana has essentially been legal for white people in NY" @CynthiaNixon #NYGovdebate #TeamCynthia\u201d— People for Bernie (@People for Bernie) 1535585577
In response to Nixon's claims that he has "broken the New York City subway" and "handed over control of the State Senate to the Republicans," Cuomo insisted that Nixon is the real "corporate Democrat," despite the fact that she does not accept campaign contributions from corporations.
One of the debate's most remarkable and "painful" moments of the debate came when Cuomo repeatedly insisted that Nixon is "a corporation."
"You are a corporation," Cuomo said repeatedly. Nixon--who, like everyone else watching the exchange, appeared baffled by Cuomo's attack line--responded, "I am a person."
Watch:
\u201cAbsolutely painful back-and-forth between Cuomo & Nixon here.\n\nCuomo tries to accuse Nixon of being "a corporation" and donating as "a corporation" to get special favors in NYC.\n\nThe "favor"?\n\nShe requested no helicopters above "Shakespeare in the Park" so people could hear.\u201d— jordan (@jordan) 1535585605
Bolstering Nixon's claim that Cuomo is subservient to the interests of corporate donors, Capital & Mainreported just hours before Wednesday's night's debate aired that Cuomo halted an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney's decision not to prosecute Hollywood producer and accused serial abuser Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges, just as the firm of Weinstein's lawyer gave Cuomo's campaign $25,000.
\u201cQuid pro Cuomo \nhttps://t.co/fKVdjFvwVk\u201d— People for Bernie (@People for Bernie) 1535627746
In response to Capital & Main's explosive report, The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald argued that Cuomo embodies everything "wrong with the Democratic Party."
Watch Nixon and Cuomo's full debate:
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