NYT Editorial Board: Andrew Cuomo Owes Cynthia Nixon an Apology

[demmiblue]

A last-minute mailer from Democrats wrongly describing Cynthia Nixon as anti-Semitic is a disgrace.

This is dirty politics, nearly as sleazy as it gets.

Days before Mr. Cuomo’s primary race for re-election on Thursday, the New York State Democratic Committee has sent voters a campaign mailer falsely accusing his challenger, Cynthia Nixon, of being “silent on the rise of anti-Semitism.”

It says she supports the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. She does not. It accuses Ms. Nixon of opposing funding yeshivas, private religious schools attended by many of the city’s Orthodox Jews. She has never said that.

“With anti-Semitism and bigotry on the rise, we can’t take a chance,” the mailer reads. “Re-Elect Governor Andrew Cuomo.”

This is the lowest form of politics, and the most dangerous, exploiting the festering wounds and fears along ethnic and religious lines.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/opinion/anti-semitism-mailer-nixon-cuomo.html

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Apology?! No, Cuomo should withdraw from the race after attacking a fellow Democrat this way.

Such blatant anti-Semitism fear mongering should have no place in the Democratic Party. Shame! And good for the New York Times in calling it out.

[George II]

3. Really? And you know that Cuomo had anything to do with this?

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The NY Times is wrong. Cuomo had nothing to do with it whatsoever. He's ahead in the polls by 40+ points three days before the primary. This is a "dirty trick" perpetrated by people outside the Cuomo campaign.

[still_one]

4. Of course not, and it doesn't matter that Cuomo said he had nothing to do with it, or had no

knowledge of it.

I agree George, the NY Times editorial board is wrong on this.

[ehrnst]

6. And it's clearly working, by the look of the responses here on this thread. (nt)

[ehrnst]

5. Cuomo didn't send these - why should he be apologizing?

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It's not like he's allowing it to be posted to his FB page and reshared thousands of times...

[George II]

7. What's really interesting is the opening sentence of the last paragraph:

"Mr. Cuomo deserves a third term because of his potential to lead."

[George II]

2. The New York Times has it wrong. Cuomo had NOTHING to do with this!

He's ahead by 40+ points, why would he do this?

[markpkessinger]

8. Sure, that's what Cuomo says . . .

. . . and the editorial acknowledges that he has denied any knowledge of it. But it also goes on to note:

Sorry, Mr. Cuomo, but that strains credulity.

Mr. Cuomo dominates the state Democratic Party. It acts ethically or abominably at his direction, or at the very least, with his campaign’s blessing.

[George II]

9. As I said, The NY Times has it wrong. Again. Neither Cuomo nor the Governor "dominates"...

...the state Democratic Party.