(Bloomberg) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination, beating actress Cynthia Nixon in an election that tested his ability to counter a progressive challenge in one of the nation’s most liberal states. “The blue wave is real and it is not only coming for Republicans, it’s coming for Democrats who act like them,” she said. The blue wave is real and it is not only coming for Republicans, it's coming for Democrats who act like them. Cuomo, the son of three-term governor Mario Cuomo, prevailed despite a campaign marked by gaffes, miscalculations and offensive statements. Earlier in the campaign, Cuomo joked to a black church congregation that Jews can’t dance, lectured a woman reporter on sexual harassment and urged another to let him watch her eat a sausage sandwich.

Source: National Post September 14, 2018 13:14 UTC