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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm impressed with Cynthia Nixon after watching her on All In.
Not only did she have excellent and complete answers to all of Chris Hayes's questions. She maintained constant eye contact with him. That indicates forthrightness and honesty. IMO
Renew Deal
(81,852 posts)Does she still want to be governor because she loves NY?
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)She's a really good actress too, and I do mean that.
Loving NY is a good enough reason for some.
JustAnotherGen
(31,798 posts)Stacey Abrams.
She's got a really good heart.
She needs to get very precise in her ideas. Transportation does suck in Manhattan. How will she fix it?
She should watch how Abrams and yep -Phil Murphy have turned heart into ideas. She wants to help.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)What qualifies her beyond her quick-study rehersed script for the Chris Hayes Far Left TV show?
Other than her being a voice of activism, I see nothing that remotely qualifies her for such an accomplished position in government.
Like Sarandon, acting has gained a recognizable name & persona. Activism & acting a role & memorizing a script are certainly credits to her abilities, necessary in a role, but that is where her qualifications end.
It is just a fact.
Best wishes Ms Nixon.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Wwcd
(6,288 posts)But but ..unity!
I don't want, for various reasons, any of the candidates on offer
I hear ya, ME.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)Knows how to act in front of a camera, obviously. Takes a lot more to govern a huge state.
QC
(26,371 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,318 posts)OliverQ
(3,363 posts)She kinda dodged that and just said because Cuomo is doing a bad job, experience isn't necessarily a good thing.
While I like her, her lack of experience and this trend where celebrities keep running for office concerns me.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)I agree completely.
TV/Movie stars running for office with zero knowledge of Constitution nor State Law is frightening.
Trump has degraded the qualifications of Govt Officeholders to a celebrity apprentice TV show.
They are ignorant of governance on any level.
It's like on the job training for the egos & celebrity.