Who is Zephyr Teachout? A Candidate Who Wants Your Votes, Democrats
Jaime Franchi
Zephyr Teachout is on fire.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s challenger in the September 9th Democratic primary seems to have blown in out of nowhere, but as endorsements pour in from such groups as the New York State chapter of the National Organization of Women, the Sierra Club, and most recently, The Nation, it’s clear that she may be more than a passing breeze.
Despite Cuomo’s attempts to knock the Fordham University law professor off the ballot by challenging her New York residency (she hails from Vermont, but has lived in New York for the requisite last five years) twice, and his refusal to acknowledge her demands for a public debate, she is inching her way into the public’s consciousness.
Teachout is hoping to capitalize on the left’s disappointment in Cuomo’s right-leaning positions and leadership, which had promised an end to corruption in Albany but has instead highlighted just how entrenched that corruption is. She’s been hammering Cuomo on these and many other topics while swinging through communities across the state on a recent “Whistleblower Tour,” attempting to chip away at the giant lead his monumental advertising budget, incumbency, and name recognition provides.
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But I have to wait until the medical costs settle, brain surgeries in May and June.
Not cheap.
Damn, only a little over a week left. I wish we had some more time.
