CRAIG RUTTLE via Getty Images New York Gov. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dodged corruption accusations at the first and only televised debate before the state’s Democratic primary next month as Cynthia Nixon, his progressive challenger, struggled to highlight their policy differences at Wednesday’s fiery faceoff. Nixon pounced, over and over again, depicting Cuomo, a political princeling and career politician, as a consummate Albany insider. But, a day after progressive Andrew Gillum’s stunning victory in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, Nixon’s supporters are hoping for a poll-defying upset.

Source: Huffington Post August 30, 2018 03:25 UTC