Posted on 05/24/2018 7:40:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
State Democrats came out overwhelmingly for Gov. Cuomo at the party's nominating convention Wednesday, as New York Republicans gathered to back Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro for the state's top job.
The incumbent governor, who faces a challenge from the left by actress Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City Fame, looked like the odds-on favorite, winning more than 95% of the party members' votes.
Since announcing her candidacy in March, Nixon has been positioning herself as the progressive alternative to the party machine.
The Dems' convention at Hofstra University in Hempstead, L.I., however, was Cuomo's show.
Two ministers who gave the convention's opening prayer spent more time talking up Cuomo than they did God.
Hillary Clinton gave a full-throated endorsement of the incumbent governor, 60, and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, 59, who was nominated by the party for a second term.
"Now more than ever we need leaders who will stand up for progressive values," Clinton said from the podium. "We need leaders who believe in producing results and getting things done. Leaders like Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul."
Like many speakers before her, Clinton credited Cuomo — the Housing and Urban Development secretary when her husband was President — for New York's legalization of gay marriage, as well as the enactment of the tough SAFE Act gun-control law, creation of a statewide paid family-leave program, implementation of a $15-an-hour minimum wage and a free tuition program for some public college students.
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Isn't the Party full of commie pinko progressives??
I don’t get Hillary Clinton endorsing a man vs a woman candidate? How could she possibly do that? It’s as bad as all those women who voted for Trump instead of her.
Because people get angry when there’s a woman candidate, or something like that.
Hillary’s husband told her who to support.
No no no! Too much sex in the city. Democrats are prudes! Didn’t’ chu no that?
Those bigot New Yerkers rejecting a moonbat lesbian?
Say it ain't so.
They are both bad, but one may be worse than the other. Which could it be?
Hillary and Biden both endorsed Cuomo. The Democrats are fueled by machine politics. Don’t be fooled by the feel good, Soviet issue nonsense. Tammany hall lives.
Is this a race between the crazy and the insane? Which is which? I can’t tell, but I would say Cuomo is the crazy and Nixon is the insane. They could both be insane though.
Demonicrat primiaries are all about picking the biggest lying murdering traitor to vote for in the general election.
Hillary is a known Lesbian and campaigned on the Gender Card all down the line. Yet she will not support someone from the Sisterhood in New York. Is she still trying to remain relevant and looking to run for President one more time???
All this does is make her look like the Lying Hypocrite she is. I want to see go to Texas and campaign for the Latino Lesbian that won the Primary down there for Governor. That will be interesting to watch.
Does the party convention in New York choose the candidates or do they have a real primary?????
Maybe we should contribute to Nixon and help her out.
Cuomo is a Woman Beater!
Has he stopped beating his wife yet? Yes or no.
Thank God the liberals in New York came to their senses and picked the more sensible commie nutjob.
LOL!
Progressive insider apparatchik beats angry socialist lesbian
Because there’s a very good chance the stunt would lose to the GOP candidate.
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