From the NY Post:Gov. Cuomo, in his first major battle with Bill de Blasio, is engaged in a last-ditch effort to block leftist Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito from becoming council speaker, Democratic insiders have told The Post.
Cuomo has been working behind the scenes with city Democratic leaders, including Assemblyman Carl Heastie, the Bronx party chair, and US Rep. Joseph Crowley, the Queens chair, to line up support for Councilman Dan Garodnick, the other candidate in the race, the insiders said.
“It’s clear to many of us that Cuomo and his people are working to stop Melissa because it’s not in his interest to have her in there,” said a prominent Democrat involved in the speakership battle.
“It’s certainly not in Cuomo’s political interest to have another left-wing activist along with de Blasio running the city. The sense is that Cuomo wants to see de Blasio defeated on this one, so that he’ll start off as mayor weaker and not stronger, relative to the governor.”
Added a longtime political observer close to the speakership fight, “The governor, who wants to run for president, doesn’t want to see the city turned into a People’s Republic of New York at the same time he’s trying to make the state at least look like it’s business friendly.”
Mayor-elect de Blasio, whose call for higher taxes on the wealthy already put him on a collision course with Cuomo — who wants tax cuts to boost his re-election — unexpectedly endorsed Mark-Viverito for speaker this month, angering Heastie, Crowley and other party leaders.
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It doesn't matter, he's an opportunist, when he realizes he needs the lefties he'll come around
Comrade Cuomo - Why all of a sudden are you trying to distance yourself from your progressive comrades such as Comrade Mark-Viverito?
Do we embarrass you?
The enemy of my enemy...
Like Crowley, we don't really care about what is good for the governor. Tired of resume building on our tab while needs are unmet.
Enough of this.
What is good for the people?
Mark-Viverito and de Blasio have floored their car to fly off the leftist cliff and take New York City down with them.
Cuomo, on the other hand, shares Dad's dreams of living in the White House, but again, a Clinton stands in the way. New York City caving into the demands of unions with retroactive raises of 10+ pct, and driving out the middle class with higher taxes are a distraction Andy doesn't need.
Is anyone going to give DeBlasio at least 5 days in office before condemning him as a leftist failure? I'll be first to be critical when needed, but he is not even sworn in yet.
I was watching video of Veveritos swearing in and there was Van Bramer. No one else.
Only Van Bramer? Perhaps Dromm, Miller, Ferreras, Richards and Ulrich are back to moderate for now.
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