Nixon, a first-time candidate without governing experience, is known for her years starring on HBO’s “Sex and the City,” set in New York. “People keep underestimating insurgent candidates, particularly first-time candidates,” said Nixon, who is running antagonistically to Cuomo’s left. Ocasio-Cortez’s victory in June’s nominating race over 10-term U.S. Representative Joe Crowley sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. Cuomo counters that he has a record of passing same-sex marriage and paid family leave in New York state. At the school, Nixon stood on the sidewalk where parents and children were filing by, her right hand floating out before her, sometimes ignored by passersby but more often shaken as people recognized her face.

Source: Huffington Post September 09, 2018 10:07 UTC