{"id":10038,"date":"2014-04-04T16:48:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10038"},"modified":"2014-04-04T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T20:48:10","slug":"lefties-say-cuomo-should-be-primaried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10038","title":{"rendered":"Lefties say Cuomo should be primaried"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Left is unimpressed with Gov. Cuomo<\/a> being a national leader on gun control.<\/p>\n

Exhibit A<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… New York’s progressives are confronting a tough decision. Stick with Cuomo in spite of his economic policies? Split off and run a third-party candidate? Sit in their hands? The decision will fall to New York’s Working Families Party<\/a> … Rank-and-file WFPers are increasing unhappy with nominating someone they decry as “Governor 1 percent.” … It’s not clear where the party is headed …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exhibit B<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“For some, the recent explosion of discontent on the left came as a surprise. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had been an effective and strong liberal on identity and social issues like … gun restrictions … What’s all the fuss? … Their calculation that the left would settle for social issues was simply wrong … For progressives and for the WFP this is a turning point.\u00a0 The social issues are important, on the merits and politically.\u00a0 But no movement can walk away from its base and from its founding principles and remain effective …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exhibit C<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The state Democratic<\/a> and <\/em>Working Families parties should find a <\/em>primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the president of one of the state\u2019s top public-employees unions said today.\u00a0 Susan Kent<\/a>, the president of the Public Employees Federation, said the Democratic governor hasn\u2019t lived up to the ideals of the parties and should be challenged …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Exhibit D<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Dan Cantor, the [Working Families Party] executive director, insisted last night the party would garner enough votes to remain viable even if it ran its own left-leaning candidate against Mr. Cuomo instead of endorsing his re-election …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n