Cuomo Shrugs Off Teachout, Insists He’s Been Progressive
Nick Reisman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday shrugged off the primary challenge from Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout, who is launching her gubernatorial campaign and petitioning process.
You have people on the extreme left
and you have people on the extreme right, Cuomo said on The Capitol Pressroom this morning. Thats what you call a politcal contest.
Cuomo added its inaccurate to suggest he hasnt bee sufficiently liberal, pointing to changes to the states tax code which he has alternatively referred to as a tax cut even though it generated $1.9 billion in extra revenue as well as the legalization of same-sex marriage and a gun control package.
Cuomo at the Working Families Party convention last month gained the labor-backed organizations endorsement after agreeing to help pass a host of liberal-sought legislation including a new minimum wage increase and the DREAM Act.
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