One of the country’s most ambitious liberal campaign groups is endorsing five “game-changing” Democratic candidates for governor — three of them in races where better-funded candidates have grabbed hold of the popular “progressive” label, to the consternation of activists on the ground. “We looked for candidates who’d use their platforms to turn states into models of progressive government,” said PCCC co-founder Stephanie Taylor. Shortly after Nixon said the state should legalize marijuana, Cuomo endorsed national legislation to decriminalize the drug. “The truth is the governor isn’t a progressive, and he knows it,” Nixon said at a news conference at the start of the convention. The organization counts 58,000 members in New York, more than 44,000 in Florida and more than 22,000 in Michigan.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2018 18:43 UTC