Cuomo reportedly meddling with appointment of progressive as city council speaker

[ABCin2014]

Andrew Cuomo's office has denied an anonymously sourced report today from ally-turned-nemesis Fred Dicker that the governor is intervening in the City Council speaker's race to block Bill de Blasio's chosen candidate, Melissa Mark-Viverito.

What's undeniable, though, is that Mark-Viverito, a staunchly liberal Democrat, doesn't much like Cuomo's politics.

She told me in an interview back in 2011 that Cuomo's “approach sometimes is a little too much for me,” and that that governor gave her the feeling he’s “in a vacuum just talking to the academics.” Around that same time, in an interview with radio host Roberto Perez, Mark-Viverito said Cuomo was effectively a Scott Walker-style Republican on economic issues.

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While most city and state Democrats limited their criticisms of Cuomo's anti-tax positioning to background carping, Mark-Viverito declared that Cuomo was failing a basic Democratic litmus test.

"He just can't deal with social issues, catering to the Democratic base on social issues," she said in October 2011. "We need income equity as well."

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2013/12/8538021/mark-viverito-not-cuomo-democrat?top-featured-3


A Scott Walker Republican. Finally, someone gets it.

[hrmjustin]

1. K&R!

[ABCin2014]

2. More

Andrew Cuomo’s team is fully denying a New York Post report today alleging the governor is quietly working to thwart Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio by backing a rival candidate in the race for City Council speaker.

Mr. Dicker, citing unnamed “Democratic insiders,” said Mr. Cuomo was engaged in a “last-ditch effort” to block Melissa Mark-Viverito, a de Blasio ally, from attaining the post, because she is too liberal to fit into Mr. Cuomo’s more moderate agenda.

http://politicker.com/2013/12/cuomos-office-rips-ridiculous-allegation-of-speakers-race-meddling/

I tend to believe Dicker on this one.

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. Wow.

Wow.

She sounds to good to be true.

" in an interview with radio host Roberto Perez, Mark-Viverito said Cuomo was effectively a Scott Walker-style Republican on economic issues."

Edit to ad: I guess that accounts for the snide NYT editorial ( yesterday?) accusing dB of hypocrisy for interfering in Council politics.

NYT board fears real change.