My poor mother. If she reads about a Nixon running against a Cuomo sheâs going to have some crazy flashbacks.
Except for the unfortunate last name âŚ
WTF? Why doesnât she run for something else? How about the rep seat of the woman who just died?
the public education advocate said, âWe want our government to work again.â
Nixon in recent speeches has called on Democrats nationally to carve out a strong liberal identity instead of being merely the âanti-Trump party.â
She has the only two prerequisites for holding public office in the United States:
- she is famous
- she is rich
So I guess full speed ahead.
Sheâs got my vote. At least she wonât bless the Democratic state senators (IDC) who caucus with the GOP and give them senate control with a minority. Cuomo does that. He does it so that he wonât have to sign any liberal legislation, and mess up his 3rd-way cred for 2020.
I donât know, this presents a tough choice. Nationally despised and probably unelectable dem governor (whose top aide was just convicted in a corruption trial) vs. a famous hollywood liberal? Remind me again why I should vote for anyone from this party? 
yeah, I read those same lines and thought â2016 called and it wants its slogans back.â
Iâm missing something in your sarcasm here. Whatâs wrong with âfamous Hollywood liberal?â How about asking about what she stands for?
My first impression is that she is actually a pretty good candidate, who would be a huge improvement over the current occupant and 1,000 times better than any Republican.
And this Cuomoâs bad, while this Nixonâs good. Itâs a real headfork.
I going to say after my cursory google search that my skepticism stems largely from a feeling ofâŚ
âYou do know there is more to New York State than just New York City right? Saying âI ride the subway like everyone elseâ might play in the Boroughs but itâll kill you in BuffaloâŚâ
Cuomo is, depressingly, extremely popular in New York. Heâs also extremely corrupt (though smart enough not to leave fingerprints) and extremely petty (which, depressingly, voters seem to like). Heâs got the same bullying brio as his fellow Queensian who has the DC job he covets. He might be vulnerable on infrastructure (heâs destroyed the subway), but most of the state is in decent shape economically. His installation of the IDC as a buffer against an actually Democratic legislature pushing him left was utterly diabolical and pissed off a small core of attentive Democratic voters, but most either donât know anything about it or donât care or think itâs hilarious.
That said, this will scare the hell out of him and heâll make unforced errors in response. Nixon can easily be written off as the exemplar of the effete city richies (although sheâs a public school parent, which counts for a lot in this Manhattaniteâs book â people in her sphere donât send their kids to public schools). But sheâs a professional actress, and we now know, if we didnât back in Reaganâs day, that people who spend a lot of time in front of cameras can surprise you when they jump into politics.
Call me crazy, call me foolish, but I donât think celebrities without political bona fides should run for political office be they Dems, Repubs, Inds, or whatever. The suggestion that Cynthia Nixon should get the prize because of the failings (and disgust) of Cuomo begs the question: Why doesnât a qualified and proven Dem run against him?
I get a headline like this every day from our local newspaper.
The guy is as dirty as they come. In NY they all are.
Hey, it worked for TrumpâŚ
The âwoman who just diedâ was Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. No thank you on that seat. Itâs in Upstate and we donât want Ms. Nixon. Your point about running for something other than the highest state office does stand.
The same was said about Al Franken, and, as far as his work in the Senate goes, he was a damn good Senator. And what automatically disqualifies celebrities from running for a major office right out of the gate? If youâve got a platform that resonates with voters and the means to put up a good fight, youâd be remiss for not taking advantage of the opportunity. As long as they meet the legal requirements, they are just as entitled as anyone else.
Its problematic for an unknown (never held elected to office) to start their first run for governor, I agree. But its not completely unheard of (just rarely to excellent results).
Personally, I would have advised her for a legislative or council seat to give her some gravitas, but if she can get herself up to speed on policy pretty quickly, and can make a strong case for themâŚLet her go for it.
Does anybody really think that the state Party machine would have even given her that opportunity?