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The Governor’s Primary in New York (NY Times won't endorse Cuomo in Dem Primary)
New York Times ^ | 8/26/2014 | NY Times Editorial Board

Posted on 08/27/2014 5:22:41 AM PDT by jalisco555

More than four years ago, while announcing his campaign for governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo stood in front of the Tweed Courthouse in downtown Manhattan and said Albany’s antics “could make Boss Tweed blush.”

New York had had enough corruption, he said, and he was going to put a stop to it. “Job 1 is going to be to clean up Albany,” he said, “and make the government work for the people.”

Mr. Cuomo became governor on that platform and recorded several impressive achievements, but he failed to perform Job 1. The state government remains as subservient to big money as ever, and Mr. Cuomo resisted and even shut down opportunities to fix it. Because he broke his most important promise, we have decided not to make an endorsement for the Democratic primary on Sept. 9.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2014midterms; cuomo; demprimary; newyorktimes; ny2014; teachout
I've read many of the comments to this editorial at the Times' website and so far I haven't seen one defending Cuomo. They're mostly upset that the Times refused to follow its own logic and endorse Zephyr Teachout. And Times readers are Cuomo's natural constituency and likely Democratic primary voters. I wonder if there is an upset in the making here.
1 posted on 08/27/2014 5:22:41 AM PDT by jalisco555
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To: jalisco555

No way. Cuomo epitomizes what New Yorkers today value most: moral degradation masquerading as righteous indignation.


2 posted on 08/27/2014 5:33:32 AM PDT by madprof98
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To: madprof98

Yep. At least Elliott Spitzer paid for high priced whores with his own money. The meet the standards of today’s New York Democrats, he’d have to pay for them with taxpayer money and probably throw at least a couple of teenage boys in the mix for diversity’s sake.


3 posted on 08/27/2014 5:38:24 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: madprof98
No way. Cuomo epitomizes what New Yorkers today value most: moral degradation masquerading as righteous indignation.

You should read up on Zephyr Teachout. She makes Cuomo look like Rand Paul.

4 posted on 08/27/2014 5:45:24 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: jalisco555

The down-staters will vote democRAT no matter what.

Upstate and Western NY except for the cities will vote for Astorino. but there are more of them, than there are of us.


5 posted on 08/27/2014 5:54:17 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Ouderkirk

Well, Pataki pulled it off against Andy’s dad, although it was in a year when all the stars were in alignment. And if the primary is close, instead of the expected landslide, things could get interesting.


6 posted on 08/27/2014 5:56:50 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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To: jalisco555
Zephyr Teachout

Her name, occupation, beliefs -- you couldn't make up a more apt persona for the quintessential New York Lib ...

7 posted on 08/27/2014 6:03:03 AM PDT by mikrofon (NYS Bump)
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To: jalisco555
I grew up in New York, my family still lives there, and I visit frequently.

New York is as far gone as California, and in some ways is worse.

Pataki was elected at about the same time as the last Republican governor of California, and the chances that NY will ever elect another one are the same as California, that is to say, zero.

8 posted on 08/27/2014 6:03:58 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Jim Noble

I suspect you’re right. People like Cuomo, the Clintons, Obama are dangerous but at least they’re corrupt. The corruption tempers their worst excesses. It’s the honest liberals who are really dangerous.


9 posted on 08/27/2014 6:06:13 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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I saw the Republican candidate on Fox yesterday I think. He seemed enthused about his prospects to win the office.

I know candidates must have a positive outlook, but to an outsider, he seemed believable


10 posted on 08/27/2014 6:08:45 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12 ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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Does this mean if Cuomo wins the primary, the Slines won’t endorse him?

I think not.


11 posted on 08/27/2014 6:41:54 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Manchuria Called. They want their Candidate Back!)
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To: jalisco555

Cuomo will win, NY is a cesspool of politically correct Leftists.


12 posted on 08/27/2014 6:45:32 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: jalisco555

They’ll endorse him (or her should she miraculously beat him in the primary) in November, you can count on that.


13 posted on 08/27/2014 6:49:18 AM PDT by jocon307
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They’ll endorse him (or her should she miraculously beat him in the primary) in November, you can count on that.

That much is certain. It's funny that a newspaper that takes money from foreign billionaires of, let us say, questionable reputation can hyperventilate about ethics when it comes to Albany.

14 posted on 08/27/2014 6:53:32 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("My 80% friend is not my 20% enemy" - Ronald Reagan)
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I read the editorial twice. References are made to “independent ethics commission”, “panel”, etc. Never saw the use of the term “Moreland” commission. Strikes me as odd that they avoided that term.


15 posted on 08/27/2014 7:21:46 AM PDT by LakeEffectLad
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To: jalisco555

I remind people all the time about what cost Mario the election.

The 1994 election was about a single issue.

Mario has been telling everyone that it was the death penalty that cost him the election. That Pataki supported it, and he did not.

That is a complete lie.

The death penalty does not affect people in their everyday lives. While I support the death penalty, and you may as well, does whether a particular offender is executed make a difference to you daily life? Unless you are a relative of either the victim or the offender, obviously not.

What cost Mario the election was his statement “the speed limit in NY will remain 55mph for as long as I am governor”. That turned all of those wealthy downstate democRATS who own houses on Lake George and elsewhere against him every time they drove up to their houses on the Thruway with the boot of Troop T at their throat. The 55 mph speed limit was vigorously enforced in NY for as long as Mario was governor. And that was the deciding factor in that election. They held their noses and voted for Pataki to get the speed limit back to 65 mph. Pataki won by a few points.

Today, there is no “daily life” issue to make those democRATS who voted for Pataki, turn away from Princess Andrew. Sure the economy sucks and the cities and small towns in upstate ans western NY look like the third world, but those downstate democRATS don’t care about us.


16 posted on 08/27/2014 7:50:10 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: jalisco555

“It’s the honest liberals who are really dangerous.”

An “honest” liberal may be even more corrupt than a “corrupt” liberal.

IMHO


17 posted on 08/27/2014 5:51:15 PM PDT by ripley
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