A Month Until the New York Primary

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 13, 2018

A month before New York votes in the primary, Gloria Pazmino, who covers the New York City Council and City Hall for POLITICO New York, Ryan Whalen, Capital Tonight/Spectrum News Western New York Political Reporter in Buffalo New York, and Elizabeth Benjamin, host of @CapitalTonight on Spectrum News, discuss how voters all around the state are thinking about the most contested races, like Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General.

We're a month away from the 9/13 NY statewide primary elections. Follow our continuing coverage using the #PrimarilyNewYork hashtag. Tweet us your questions about the Gov., Lt. Gov., AG and any other races you're curious about!
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 13, 2018

@GloriaPazmino: Cynthia Nixon is aligned with the governor on many economic issues. Differences include position on single payer healthcare (Nixon for; Cuomo is looking at it) and ability of public employee unions to strike (Nixon for; Cuomo against). #PrimarilyNewYork
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WNY's @RyanWhalenCT: Gov. Cuomo is not campaigning much at all in the Buffalo area, unlike during his reelection bid in 2014. #PrimarilyNewYork
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Robinson in Queens calls in. Voting for Nixon because he feels Cuomo only supports progressive reforms when pressured by a challenger. @CTLizB disagrees. Cites min. wage law, raise the age law, paid family leave policies. “He has done quite a bit...[but] he could do more, yes.”
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 13, 2018

@GloriaPazmino of @politcony Dem. Sen. Simcha Felder a “renegade member of the Senate,” caucusing with Republicans and holding up the state budget many years. He has a challenger now, but Felder has a lot of support in his district, she says. #PrimarilyNewYork
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 13, 2018

Have Senate IDC members made explicit promises to caucus with Dems when the session begins? @CTLizB: “I don’t know even know what of the peace deal exists, if it even exists” between mainline Dems and IDC; a “fuzzy situation” that may not clear up till January. #PrimarilyNewYork
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 13, 2018

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