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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has beaten Cynthia Nixon in New York’s Democratic gubernatorial primary election.
Nixon, an education activist and star of Sex and the City, made a spirited challenge to Cuomo, who has won the right to ask for a third term as governor of New York as the Democratic candidate.
Although her campaign was not victorious, Nixon’s bid energised a new base of supporters. In the aftermath of the result, she tried to put a more optimistic spin on her loss.
I'm not discouraged, I'm inspired, and I hope you are too. Before a single vote was cast, we already won.
BuzzFeed News has reported that Cuomo’s campaign spent nearly the same amount per day that the Nixon campaign had raised in total. Considering powerful endorsements for Cuomo from establishment figures including former vice president Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and party chairman Tom Perez, Nixon’s campaign was always facing an uphill struggle.
Yet Nixon’s progressive campaign does appear to have impacted Cuomo’s agenda. Cuomo proposed a ban on plastic bags, announced that he intends to restore voting rights to prisoners and became more open to the idea of legalising marijuana. He also took a harder stance on Donald Trump, after previously avoiding public criticisms of the president.
Ending her campaign, which centred on healthcare, fixing the subway and ending mass incarceration, Nixon gave an inspiring speech to friends and supporters. She later tweeted excerpts of the speech to her 240,000 followers.
While the result tonight wasn’t what we had hoped for, I’m not discouraged. I’m inspired. I hope you are too. We ha… https://t.co/mYvIT7MvV0— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536892914
This isn’t just a symbolic victory. This campaign forced the Governor to make concrete commitments that will change… https://t.co/eV16zJb7L2— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536892922
Last year, the Governor opposed recreational marijuana. We came out strongly in favor of legalizing it as a matter… https://t.co/z0bbh1kzEV— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893036
Last year, the Governor opposed recreational marijuana. We came out strongly in favor of legalizing it as a matter… https://t.co/z0bbh1kzEV— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893036
We made the crisis in the subway a cornerstone of our campaign. Now, everyone in New York understands that the Gove… https://t.co/dCf1FkrZVR— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893036
On the same day that we released our climate justice plan in the Rockaways, the Governor reversed himself and halte… https://t.co/d1hJKOkfdU— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893037
As progressives and New Yorkers, we have to hold the governor accountable for the commitments he’s made over the la… https://t.co/BhzurgmJej— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893038
This campaign changed expectations about what’s possible in New York State. We moved issues of racial and economic… https://t.co/GYUIRl8U3j— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893110
This is more than just a campaign – this is a movement. The movement we’re building isn’t just about one candidate,… https://t.co/ibrfxtHBJX— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893180
Before we can take our country back, we have to take our party back. I’m fed up with a Democratic establishment tha… https://t.co/dNCAchZAxn— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893218
If Democrats are going to win in November, we have to stand for something. It’s not enough to just be better than… https://t.co/lpIG6NOjss— Cynthia Nixon (@Cynthia Nixon) 1536893275
Cheers to that.
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