The Working Families Party’s Cuomo dilemma
Blake Zeff
Among the questions spurred by Andrew Cuomo’s newfound devotion to charter schools is one with real implications for the governor’s re-election: How much more can the Working Families Party take before ditching him and running someone else on its line this year?
The WFP promotes itself as the liberal conscience of New York politics. Meanwhile, the governor, its 2010 nominee, has amassed a decidedly conservative fiscal record. From castigating unions to consistently fighting efforts to tax high earners to cutting public services, Cuomo has reliably taken positions that put him in direct opposition to the party.
Now he’s gumming up Bill de Blasio’s pre-K plan and leading the charter movement, positions anathema to the labor-fueled party’s very existence.
Cuomo is all but assured of winning big this year, but the party’s support matters.
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/03/8542473/working-families-partys-cuomo-dilemma
