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brooklynite

(94,600 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2018, 09:57 AM Sep 2018

Mailer linking Nixon to anti-Semitism was approved by top Cuomo aides

The slimy mailer that sought to link Cynthia Nixon to anti-Semitism was drafted and approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest advisers, including former top aide Larry Schwartz, sources told The Post Wednesday.

The revelations come five days since the mailer — paid by the state Democratic Party — hit 7,000 mailboxes in Jewish neighborhoods.

Cuomo has adamantly denied he had anything to do with the smear.

But sources said one of his longtime confidants was deeply involved.

Which why I voted against Cuomo and the entire NYS Democratic Party-endorsed slate. There was no way a "rogue" operative commissioned, approved, printed and mailed this without the Cuomo campaign knowing.

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Mailer linking Nixon to anti-Semitism was approved by top Cuomo aides (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2018 OP

Do you support collective punishment in other matters? Renew Deal Sep 2018 #1

Anyone who accepted the NYSDC endorsement knew what they were affiliating with... brooklynite Sep 2018 #2

Is she the only one who gets to smear people? R B Garr Sep 2018 #3

who has she smeared? brooklynite Sep 2018 #4

I do appreciate that the executive of the committee offered to make amends. David__77 Sep 2018 #5

Just to recap... brooklynite Sep 2018 #6

Thank you. David__77 Sep 2018 #7

Renew Deal

(81,863 posts)

1. Do you support collective punishment in other matters?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:17 AM

Sep 2018

brooklynite

(94,600 posts)

2. Anyone who accepted the NYSDC endorsement knew what they were affiliating with...

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:20 AM

Sep 2018

Out of curiosity, who SHOULD I have voted for?

R B Garr

(16,954 posts)

3. Is she the only one who gets to smear people?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:25 AM

Sep 2018

How does this work?

brooklynite

(94,600 posts)

4. who has she smeared?

Reply to R B Garr (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:38 AM

Sep 2018

David__77

(23,423 posts)

5. I do appreciate that the executive of the committee offered to make amends.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:54 AM

Sep 2018

"New York State Democratic committee executive Geoff Berman said the party would 'work with the Nixon campaign to send out a mailing of their choosing to the same universe of people.'"

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-metro-de-blasio-mailer-20180909-story.html

Hopefully some good will come out of this primary battle. Not least, hopefully the Democrats win the state senate majority with a united caucus determined to implement progressive policy. It has struck me as so odd that Republicans have maintained such control over the New York state senate. The gerrymander that enables this is ridiculous, with underpopulated Republican districts. Hopefully there are good districts for 2022.

brooklynite

(94,600 posts)

6. Just to recap...

Reply to David__77 (Reply #5)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:57 AM

Sep 2018

The 2012 redistricting was carried out by agreement with the Republican Senate Leader (now convicted for corruption) and the Democratic Assembly Leader (now convicted for corruption) and Governor Cuomo. It set up generally non-partisan Congressional lines, while allowing the Senate and Assembly to gerrymander their own districts.

David__77

(23,423 posts)

7. Thank you.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:01 AM

Sep 2018

I hope that the same arrangement isn't duplicated next time!

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