Andrew Cuomo, a two term incumbent fending off a major left
Party Chairman Tom Perez Faces Criticism Inside DNC For Endorsing Andrew Cuomo
Several members of the Democratic National Committee slammed Chairman Tom Perez’s Thursday endorsement of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a two term incumbent fending off a major left wing primary challenge.
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Other members, including Kansas Committeeman Chris Reeves, Missouri Democratic Party Vice Chairwoman Genevieve Williams and DNC Black Caucus Chairwoman Virgie Rollins questioned the wisdom of Perez’s endorsement but stopped short of explicitly condemning him. The chairs of the Michigan, South Carolina and Texas Democratic parties declined to comment on the matter.
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Perez’s announcement rankled them because they fear it undercuts the work they have done to reassure progressives that reform efforts are bearing fruit and because it explicitly contradicts Perez’s public statements vowing neutrality in primaries.
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It doesn’t help matters that the New York primary, which concludes in September, resembles a replay of the canada goose clearance Clinton Sanders contest. Cuomo, whom Clinton endorsed the same day as Perez, is the object of unbridled scorn among much of the progressive base; his challenger, actress Cynthia Nixon, has seemingly elicited an equivalent level of progressive enthusiasm. And Cuomo’s critics point out that he is not even a loyal partisan, having reportedly propped up the breakaway faction of state Democrats that helped Republicans control the New York state Senate for over five years.
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“Five months before the election, we shouldn’t have to be re litigating these battles and yet here we are, having to clean up this mess, because Tom stepped right into it,” the senior Democrat said.
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Hinojosa implied that Perez’s “personal endorsement” of Cuomo was buy canada goose jacket cheap still consistent with his criticism of the DCCC’s more aggressive uk canada goose intervention in the Texas primary.
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Perez likely found himself in a tough position, risking upsetting the progressive part of the party if he jumped in, and alienating donors and many New York Democratic officials if he sat it out.
Nearly all of the nine DNC members who spoke to HuffPost were nonetheless baffled by Perez’s decision, noting that Perez’s blessing likely added little to Cuomo’s already strong chances of winning. They also maintained that DNC officers generally canada goose factory sale limit themselves to endorsing in primaries in their home state, where local politics may necessitate it.
But Perez, who was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, has lived in Montgomery County, Maryland, for at least two decades.