Cynthia Nixon Launches Campaign for Governor in Brownsville
From 'Sex and The City" to the government?
From 'Sex and The City" to the government?
After much speculation over the past few months, actress and New York native Cynthia Nixon officially entered the New York governor race earlier this week.
I love New York, and today I’m announcing my candidacy for governor. Join us: https://t.co/9DwsxWW8xX pic.twitter.com/kYTvx6GZiD
— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) March 19, 2018
The response on Twitter to her announcement from the general population has been very positive.
Cynthia Nixon is running for governor. Naturally, you may want to question what experience she really has in governing. As a gay man I can assure you that all lesbians are qualified to do literally every job. They are the most prepared humans on the planet.
— Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) March 19, 2018
Oprah pegged as a potential 2020 candidate absent any articulation of personal politics or platform
People:Yaas qween!
Cynthia Nixon releases video articulating progressive platform incl. a rejection of corporate $, healthcare, mass incarceration.
People: But is she qualified?
— Unqualified Bernie Broad (@briebriejoy) March 19, 2018
However, several gay politicians have openly spoke out against her.
Prior to her announcement, Patrick Mahoney, the first openly gay member of Congress from New York told the NY Post, “Many of us in the community, who have been fighting for equality for decades, are recommending she reconsider.” He justified this by saying Governor Cuomo has been an excellent advocate for LGBTQ rights, and he’s fully behind him.
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Former City Council Speaker Cynthia Quinn cited Nixon’s lack of experience as her reason for sticking with Cuomo. “Cynthia Nixon was opposed to having a qualified lesbian become mayor of New York City. Now she wants to be an unqualified lesbian to be the governor of New York,” she told the NY Post in reference to Nixon’s failure to back Quinn in her bid for NYC Mayor in 2013. Quinn has since apologized, clarifying that her criticism was directed at Nixon’s qualifications, not her identity.
Nixon has been a cancer activist and extremely outspoken about LGBTQ rights, but she has no political experience. In the age of President Trump, though, it is possible for candidates to make up for lack of experience with their celebrity. Nixon’s announcement video features a similar narrative to Trump’s presidential campaign: an outsider being needed to disrupt a broken system to benefit the common people. As a Democrat, though, Nixon’s specific platform will obviously greatly differ from Trump’s, and she’ll aim to bridge the gap between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders supporters that arguably cost the Democrats the 2016 presidential election.
She and her team are already selling her as a woman of the people. Her announcement video features Nixon performing everyday tasks like riding the subway and taking her kids to school. She professes her love for New York and her desire to provide all of its citizens equal opportunities. Nixon also took the subway to her first campaign event this morning. She’s certainly got the state, if not the country’s attention, and people are willing to listen to her. As the primaries heat up, her actual politics will ultimately dictate her fate as a candidate given that her opponent, Governor Cuomo, is a two-term incumbent with $30 million to fund his campaign.
Yesterday, Nixon held her first campaign rally in Brownsville. She rode the subway there, chatting with fellow travelers during the multiple transfers and delays throughout her trip.
.@CynthiaNixon headed to her first event as a candidate for Governor of NY! pic.twitter.com/vYnvGC3XXW
— Rebecca Katz (@RebeccaKKatz) March 20, 2018
Cynthia NIXON speaks about her no good commute to her first event: “A quintessential moment in Cuomo’s MTA” pic.twitter.com/XJVg6ysSw1
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) March 20, 2018
At the rally, she took the stage to deliver a short but pointed speech. She criticized Donald Trump’s “divide and conquer agenda.” She criticized “big corporate Democrats,” and blamed Governor Cuomo for the “crushing inequality” that now exists in New York. The signature line, however, was, “If Washington is a swamp, Albany is a cesspool.” Nixon said this in reference to ex-Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco’s conviction of corruption last week.
No doubt, Nixon’s campaign started with a bang. She’ll look to use this initial momentum to her advantage as the campaign progresses.
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