Cynthia Nixon considering run for NY-GOV

[brooklynite]

Salon:

Who better to save New York from the MTA’s “Summer of Hell” than Type A, workaholic Miranda Hobbes?

Actress Cynthia Nixon — better known for her role as Hobbes, a hardworking lawyer, in the HBO series “Sex and the City” — is considering her candidacy for the 2018 primary elections, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nixon is just one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s challengers (and critics) that have been particularly outspoken since New York City’s subway woes have reached new heights and after Cuomo announced his controversial public education policies.

Nixon, a progressive and outspoken political activist, hasn’t shied away from criticizing Cuomo in the past She is especially focused on his public education policies. “Basically, Gov. Cuomo is shortchanging the children of New York state,” Nixon said during an interview on “The View.” “He is not against public schools but he doesn’t like to pay for them.”

She even argued the governor “is a little more like Betsy DeVos than we like to think he is.”

[TheDebbieDee]

1. Also, Ms Nixon is Gay/Lesbian - I would think

She would do well with young progressives and OLD progressives. This race could be interesting if she stays in...

[Not Ruth]

9. She is controversial with LGBTQ voters

Members of the LGBT community hit back following Cynthia's comments, as most believe sexual orientation is inherited at birth and is not a choice.
However, today she said: 'I understand that for many people it's not, but for me it's a choice, and you don't get to define my gayness for me.
'A certain section of our community is very concerned that it not be seen as a choice, because if it's a choice, then we could opt out.'
Cynthia continued to say in her statement: 'As I said in the Times and will say again here, I do, however, believe that most members of our community - as well as the majority of heterosexuals - cannot and do not choose the gender of the persons with whom they seek to have intimate relationships because, unlike me, they are only attracted to one sex.'


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[Thrill]

2. I thought we were all supposed to be getting behind

Cuomo for President?

[Ken Burch]

6. He's been dead for years!

OH...you meant his kid...

[bettyellen]

3. She'll always be Sunshine to me

[alarimer]

4. Why don't these people ever start at city council or something?

Some fucking celebrity decides they need to be governor, but they should start where everyone else does: city council, school boards, stuff like that. Put in the leg work and make a case for higher office. (I'm looking at you too, Zuckerberg- who is creepier in that he can leverage Facebook to support his candidacy, should it materialize, the way it helped Trump with disinformation).

[TeamPooka]

16. +1000

[Ken Burch]

5. "Miranda For NY"?

Actually, I could see it.

[Ken Burch]

7. "the governor 'is a little more like Betsy Devos than we like to think he is' ".

[hrmjustin]

8. No Thanks!

We need someone with governmental experience and problem solving abilities to run for Governor.

Cuomo deserves a real challenge and putting up Nixon will get the same result as Teachout. There are several possible candidates I would like to see run but not Nixon.

[loyalsister]

10. I don't know details about "subway woes"

but I remember a Law & Order episode where she played a character who shot someone she claimed to be an attacker on the subway. Weird coincience.

[geek tragedy]

11. ABC--Anyone But Cuomo nt

[hrmjustin]

12. I wish the Attorney General would run.

He could beat Quomo in a primary.

[geek tragedy]

13. He'd win upstate, party machine in NYC would be problematic

Cuomo won the primary against Teachout by running up the score in the 5 boroughs.

[hrmjustin]

14. his strength in the city is diminishing.

The summer of hell hopefully will turn into a primary from hell.

[geek tragedy]

15. we can hope. nt

[hrmjustin]

17. Senator Gianaris and former senator Gipson are making some noise about running.