De Blasio knocks Cuomo debate performance: 'A little desperate'

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Thursday knocked Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s debate performance Wednesday night against his primary opponent, actress and activist Cynthia Nixon.

“I found some of the governor’s counterpoints a little desperate, honestly,” de Blasio said of Cuomo's debate responses while appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

De Blasio, who is known to have a strained relationship with the governor, has so far not publicly endorsed either candidate. He did, however, take the opportunity on Thursday to praise Nixon.

“There’s no question in my mind Cynthia Nixon is an extraordinary human being, activist, who’s made a huge impact, particularly in terms of education and fairness for our children. I thought she more than held her own last night in the debate, I thought she got a lot of a lot of very powerful ideas out and a lot of very powerful critiques out,” he said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/404342-de-blasio-knocks-cuomo-debate-performance-a-little-desperate

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This is why I don't play in NYS politics; it's always ugly.

[Zoonart]

1. No love lost between those two.

[sandensea]

7. In the grand tradition of New York governors and NYC mayors

[George II]

2. I watched most of the debate (it's still online) last night. I'm no big fan of Andrew Cuomo....

....he certainly isn't his father, but between the two I'd vote for Cuomo in a heartbeat. New York could do better, but of all the candidates out there this year he's the best.

Nixon appears to be way over her head and seems to have little knowledge of what it takes to be Governor of New York State. I found her constant interruptions and false claims of Cuomo's "corruption" to be annoying and way off base.

Indicative of her unpreparedness (except for her personal attacks), was this - when asked what makes her qualified to be Governor of a state of 20+ million people, she responded "I'm an activist, I organized school rallies...." That's when she lost me. I don't live in NY so can't vote, but lived there for more than 40 years and most of my family is still there.

[David__77]

3. I didn't like his talking points, and she struck me as lacking confidence.

He seemed good at trying to pass the buck, pointing to the federal government, the Republican-led New York senate, or fiscal constraints.

At the same time, she struck me as an activist and not in the frame of mind of actually governing. I don't think she made a compelling case that she is positioned to accomplish her platform.

[DinahMoeHum]

4. There were times I couldn't tell whether I was watching. . .

. . .a debate for NYC Mayor or a debate for NYC Governor.

She's gonna get thoroughly creamed in upstate and western NY.

Sorry, but Cynthia Nixon is no Andrew Gillum. She's a novice who has no business trying to become an executive of a very large state on her first go-round in politics. A governorship is not an entry-level job.

[BeyondGeography]

5. This is a primary

She'll do great upstate because there are fewer Democrats there (this is a closed primary) and her voters will be the ones more likely to show up.

Cuomo will clean up in cities and suburbs. Nixon should at least be able to match Zephyr Teachout's 2014 popular vote numbers. She lost 60-33 (Nixon's polling around 34 percent) and won as many counties as Cuomo (31). I don't know if Nixon will win that many counties but she'll run stronger in NYC and might beat those PV numbers.

[DinahMoeHum]

6. I think you're over-estimating her audience upstate. . .

. . .and western NY.

She barely shows up out there (and I don't mean Ithaca or New Paltz, either) and she cannot and does not relate to everyday people's concerns out there.

If she gets over 35% of the vote, it will be a miracle.

[BeyondGeography]

8. I don't think you understand who votes in upstate NY Democratic primaries

The weed vote alone will help her carry a number of counties.

[DinahMoeHum]

9. But will it carry her in the general election?

I doubt it, since most of western and upstate NY is still Republican.

[BeyondGeography]

10. Oh no...the GE would be a disaster

Fortunately, we’ll never know how bad. But she is a pretty strong protest candidate for the primary stage. Hopefully some progressive Democrats with more extensive resumes are taking notes.

[DinahMoeHum]

11. AFAIC, this race is not even the most important one in NY.

There is much more at stake at the NY state senate level.

That means primarying out the fake Democrats of the so-called Independent Democratic Caucus and replacing them with real, progressive Democrats that will turn the nominal majority they have in the state senate (by 1, I believe) into a real majority that can finally get bills passed that have languished in their chambers for way too long.

http://www.noidcny.org/

And, if necessary, we/they will frog-march Cuomo to the desk to sign these bills into law.

[msongs]

12. didnt cuomo keep the fake democrats and repubs in control of the state legislature?

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Like he had any real choice ??? the back-story is complicated.

After November this year (G*d willing), there will be a real majority of real Democrats in the state senate, and Cuomo will have no further excuses.

[Burgie]

13. Desperately ahead by 35% in the polls

Diblasio has a bone to pick.