DEMS/ELECTION/NEW YORK/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and challenger Cynthia Nixon argued over who was the stauncher opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday [8-29-18] in their only debate as they battle for the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nomination next month. Cuomo, who is seeking a third term as governor, promised he would not run for the U.S. presidency in 2020, despite expectations to the contrary. In often prickly exchanges over the course of an hour, Nixon, an actress and activist who is running to Cuomo’s left and trailing him in opinion polls, tried to cast the governor as acting mainly in the interests of corporate donors to his campaign…Nixon came equipped with statistics and an array of policy positions on topics like rent control and transit funding, which Cuomo frequently rebuffed as flawed. He described Trump, a Republican, as ‘the largest threat’ faced by New Yorkers, a greater danger than climate change, extreme weather or terrorism. He pointedly criticized Trump for his anti-immigration rhetoric and desire to limit access to abortion.”
–Jonathan Allen, “Cuomo, Nixon argue over who is bigger Trump critic at NY gubernatorial debate,” Reuters, August 29, 2018 3:24 am