Zephyr Teachout 7 mins · Yes, Im disappointed that the New York State Senate is now unequivocally Republican in this big-hearted, egalitarian, Democratic State. Andrew Cuomo refused to help Senate Democrats, and has shown every indication that he plans to pursue a big-donor agenda. We have our work cut out for us. So tomorrow we fight. And the national news that Democrats lost--well, thats a sign we need an Elizabeth Warren-style populism if were going to win, not a set of milquetoast messages without real ideas behind them. People feel powerless, and we should address that honestly and directly, and take on the monopolists that are rigging the system. We need a trust-busting, public school, clean energy, Democratic Party, that refuses the trickle-down ideology. This is the statement we put out last night, on receiving news of the election results: We will fight for the best public schools in the country. We will fight for an economy grounded in the health of our small businesses. We will fight to be a welcoming state for immigrants. We will fight to ban fracking and build a clean energy future. And we will fight to restore our democracy with public elections and end the corrupt influence of wealthy interests. Because we don’t want to be the most unequal state in America any longer — whether Andrew Cuomo is governor or not.”
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:54:08 +0000
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