Hillary Clinton’s presumed support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a third term on Wednesday has received disapproval notes eyebrows for ignoring revolutionary progressive female candidate and “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon, Fox News informed.
The former Democratic presidential candidate will be making the endorsement of her long-standing male colleague at the New York Democratic convention where Cuomo is set to accept the party’s nomination to run for a another term, The New York Times reported.
Cuomo is faced with strong opposition from Nixon, who harshly criticized the governor for not being progressive enough. She had already pushed him to the left on certain issues, including granting paroled felons the right to vote in the state.
The “Sex and the City” actress is also set to be part of the Democratic convention on Wednesday, despite acquiring the endorsement of the union-backed Working Families Party, saying “New York Democrats deserve to have at least one actual Democratic candidate for governor at their state convention.”
“As Governor Cuomo has said himself, he’s run this state in a way that would make any Republican proud,” she said in a statement.
Clinton’s support for Cuomo will most likely bring confusion in the party lines as well as some of her hardline followers as it will come after years of advocating for more female voices in politics and telling people worldwide that people should vote for women running for office. While speaking at Rutgers University in March, Clinton encouraged women running for office for the first time saying, “It’s worth it to go out there, to advocate for what you believe, to be the person trying to make the change you want to see.”
Earlier this year Clinton also retweeted a magazine article celebrating a record number of women running for office. “I’m so heartened by all of you. Onward!” she stated. Onward Together, the PAC she launched last year, emphasizes women in politics and gave money to a group that helps women to get into power.
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