SHE IS NOT ONLY A WELL-KNOWN ACTRESS WHO WASN'T SEX AND THE
CITY, SHE IS A PROGRESSIVE ACTIVIST AND CARES ABOUT THE
CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT AND IS NOW GOING TO TAKE ON ANDREW
CUOMO, THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.
THIS OUGHT TO BE A VERY INTERESTING RACE.
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT IMMEDIATE ATTACKS AGAINST
HER, INCLUDING ONE PERSON CLAIMING SHE IS AN
UNQUALIFIED LESBIAN, YES THAT PERSON IS A DEMOCRAT.
FIRST WATCH THE VIDEO.
NEW YORK IS WHERE I WAS RAISED IN WHERE I AM RAISING MY KIDS.
I AM A PROUD PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATE AND A PROUDER
PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT.
OUR LEADERS AND LETTING US DOWN.
WE ARE NOW THE MOST UNEQUAL STATE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
WITH BOTH INCREDIBLE WEALTH AND EXTREME POVERTY.
WE WANT OUR GOVERNMENT TO WORK AGAIN ON HEALTH CARE,
ENDING MASS INCARCERATION, FIXING OUR BROKEN SUBWAY.
WE ARE SICK OF POLITICIANS WHO CARE MORE ABOUT HEADLINES
AND POWER THAN THEY DO ABOUT US.
IT CAN'T JUST BE BUSINESS AS USUAL ANYMORE.
IF WE ARE GOING TO GET AT THE ROOT PROBLEM OF AN EQUITY WE
HAVE THE TURN THE SYSTEM UPSIDE DOWN.
WE HAVE TO GO OUT OURSELVES AND SEES IT.
THIS IS A TIME TO REMEMBER WHERE WE CAME FROM.
THIS IS A TIME TO BE VISIBLE.
THIS IS A TIME TO FIGHT.
I AM CYNTHIA NIXON, I AM A NEW YORKER.
AND TOGETHER WE CAN WIN THIS FIGHT.
THIS IS A TIME TO FIGHT.
I LIKE THAT KIND OF TALK.
HERE WE GO, HERE'S MORE OF WHAT SHE SAID AND I THINK IF YOU
ARE PROGRESSIVE YOU WILL LIKE A LOT OF THIS.
DAMN, SHOTS FIRED.
THE REASON I LIKE NIXON'S CAMPAIGN IS SHE IS DEEPLY
PROGRESSIVE, FAR MORE THAN CUOMO.
TOO, SHE IS NOT AWASH IN MONEY, CORPORATE MONEY, CORPORATE
MONEY.
AND THREE, SHE IS NOT PLAYING.
SHE IS COMING OUT SWINGING IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS NOT A SOFT CAMPAIGN.
SHE CAME WITH A 2 X 4.
SHE GOES ON TO SAY THIS.
SHE'S GOT SOME GREAT QUOTES AND OF COURSE IMMEDIATELY
STANDARD POLITICIANS IN NEW YORK ATTACK HER.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE IS CHRISTINE QUINN, SHE IS BOTH A CUOMO
SUPPORTER AND ALSO IS BITTER ABOUT WHAT WENT DOWN IN THE
MAYORAL RACE WERE CYNTHIA NIXON SUPPORTED THE BLAS…
GO OVER
QUINN.
QUINN IS ALSO PART OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY SO UNDERSTAND
THAT AS YOU HEAR THIS QUOTE.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HELP.
OF COURSE QUINN HAD TO BACKPEDAL OUT OF THAT BECAUSE I DON'T
KNOW WHY YOU ARE BRINGING UP THE ISSUE OF CYNTHIA NIXON
BEING A LESBIAN.
AND PART OF IT IS BECAUSE SHE WAS BITTER.
THERE IS A VERY GOOD REASON, BECAUSE SHE IS NOT PLAYING
IDENTITY POLITICS.
CYNTHIA NIXON SUPPORTED THE MOST PROGRESSIVE PERSON IN THE
RACE AND THE PERSON WHO WOUND UP WINNING, DIBLASIO.
THAT WOUND UP BEING A SMART BUTT AND THE CORRECT ONE.
I KNOW A LOT OF ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS ARE OBSESSED WITH
IDENTITY POLITICS BUT FOR REAL PROGRESSIVES WE JUDGE BASED
ON WHAT THEY ACTUALLY DO.
IT IS A HILLARY CLINTON TYPE ARGUMENT.
WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THAT EXPERIENCE, WE
ARE
INTERESTED IN CHANGE.
HE HAS BARELY DONE ANYTHING TO GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS.
THERE IS A GOOD ARGUMENT TO BE MADE THAT BEHIND-THE-SCENES
HE HAS BURIED ATTEMPTS TO GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS.
THERE IS AN EXCELLENT ARGUMENT TO BE MADE THAT ANDREW CUOMO IS
IN FAVOR OF THE DEMOCRATS STARTED WORKING WITH THE
REPUBLICANS.
IF YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THOSE GUYS YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET
RID OF ANDREW CUOMO AS WELL.
OF COURSE CHRISTINE QUINN DOES IT MENTION ANY OF THAT BECAUSE
SHE IS OPPOSED TO ANDREW CUOMO.
CYNTHIA NIXON SHOT BACK.
THEN SHE POINTED OUT ñ QUINN FEELING THE HEAT HAD TO
BACKPEDAL AND PUT UP THIS TWEET.
HONESTLY, I BELIEVE HER.
CHRISTINE QUINN WAS IN A MOMENT OF ANGER AND INCLUDED THAT
MEANING YOU HAVE MY BACK.
I DON'T THINK SHE MEANT IT LIKE YOU BEING A LESBIAN IS A
BAD THING.
I DO BELIEVE SHE MEANT THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS MORE
EXPERIENCE AND YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS IN THE RACE, AND
THAT I OBJECT TO DEEPLY.
LOCAL ISSUES AS WELL AS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
PROGRESSIVE ISSUES THAT CUOMO HAS NOT ADDRESSED.
CURRENTLY OF COURSE AS USUAL THE ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA SAY OF
COURSE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BEAT ANDREW CUOMO HE IS 30 MILLION.
BRAVO FOR BEING THE MOST CORRUPT IN THE RACE!
AND LET'S BE REALISTIC ABOUT THE POLES.
NIXON CURRENTLY PULLS AT 19% OF THE VOTE.
CAN CYNTHIA NIXON BEAT ANDREW CUOMO?
DEFINITELY.
THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM THAT PROGRESSIVE UPSTARTS HAVE WHEN
THEY CHALLENGE ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS IS NAME RECOGNITION.
IN THE CASE OF CYNTHIA NIXON, CHECK, WE ARE PAST THAT.
ONCE YOU GET PAST THAT WE HAVE A BALL GAME.
RIGHT NOW THE POLES SOUND DAUNTING.
BUT REMEMBER WHEN BERNIE SANDERS STARTED, HE HAD ABOUT A
YEAR TO TRY TO GAIN A LEAD.
SHE ALSO HAS WAY MORE NAME RECOGNITION.
SHE'S COMING INTO THE RACE BREATHING FIRE WHICH MEANS
SHE WILL MAKE A LOT OF HEADLINES.
66 TO 19 IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD START.
THAT IS A GOOD BASE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NEVER BEEN IN POLITICS.
I GUESS WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA HAVE CALLED THE
POPULAR GOVERNOR OF ANDREW CUOMO, I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S
POPULAR WITH PROGRESSIVES AT ALL.
HERE COMES NIXON.
IN THIS CASE, THANK GOD, A WONDERFULLY PROGRESSIVE NIXON.