This Week In Politics: Cuomo's Vulnerability

WNYC News | Sep 13, 2014

As he enters the general election season, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo seems a little bit more vulnerable. Self-described independent Democrats in the New York State Senate say they'll pursue immigration reform and women's rights even though they effectively blocked such changes last time around by joining with Republicans. And Mayor Bill de Blasio looks more powerful — maybe. WNYCs Andrea Bernstein, Brigid Bergin, and Karen Rouse break it all down.

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