Cuomo skates past Nixon to win New York primary [View all]
Source: The Hill
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) swatted aside a challenge from actor and progressive activist Cynthia Nixon Tuesday after a heated campaign in which Cuomo overcame his own stumbles in the face of liberal pressure.
Cuomo won the race with 65.9 percent of the vote, the Associated Press projected after 24 percent of precincts had reported. Nixon, who became famous after starring in "Sex and the City," got 34.1 percent of the vote.
Public polls showed Cuomo never faced a particularly difficult challenge. His lead in those surveys ranged from 22 points in a Quinnipiac poll in May, to 41 points in a Siena College survey conducted last week.
But Cuomo ran as if he faced a dogfight, running virtually non-stop television advertisements, soliciting endorsements from former Vice President Joe Biden and Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez and attacking his opponent in mail pieces.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/406576-cuomo-skates-past-nixon-to-win-new-york-primary
= new reply since forum marked as read
