Teachout Campaign Warns Of ‘Life Or Death Moment’

Nick Reisman

A fundraising appeal from the gubernatorial campaign of Zephyr Teachout and her running mate Tim Wu warn that the hearing on Thursday that could determine whether they stay on the Democratic primary ballot is a “life or death moment.”

The email, released Wednesday morning, calls on supporters to donate to a “crowdfunding” effort to help pay for the legal expenses of defending Teachout’s ballot status.

“To fight back, a group of campaign supporters launched a crowdfunding campaign to help us with our legal bill,” the Teachout campaign writes. “This is unprecedented for a political campaign – to put our future in the hands of our base in this way. But that’s who we are: the many challenging the powerful few.”

The fundraising appeal is notes Cuomo’s ongoing problems with the Moreland Commission, which is now the subject of a federal investigation.

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