One thing that Andrew Cuomo claims that sets him apart from Rob Astorino is his overwhelming support for women's equality. The essential plank to his reelection is abortion rights, which is something that Astorino is against. Over the next six weeks, both volunteers and paid workers will be knocking on doors across the state garnering support for Cuomo, Hochul, and the newly created campaign Women's Equality Party. The campaign has strategically planned to reach out to women voters through social media and digitalized advertisements. It is absolutely imperative that a candidate takes a strong stance on women's issues such as the handling of sexual assaults, equal pay, and abortion rights. Therefore, it is a very smart of Andrew Cuomo to make women's equality a central plank to his reelection campaign. This move could potentially earn Cuomo the overwhelming majority of the women's votes on Election Day, especially including the 28.6% of unmarried women in New York State who normally do not have a strong voter turnout.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/lovett-gov-cuomo-launches-push-women-equality-agenda-article-1.1947708
Cuomo's focus on women's rights will certainly carry him far in the election, especially in a liberal state like New York. There will be little to no reason for many women to vote for his opponent; what has Astorino promised women in lieu of abortion rights?
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article Astorino is anti-abortion and doesn't think that social issues aren't that important. The article states, "Astorino on Friday accused Cuomo of using abortion and gay marriage as “boogeyman issues” to keep from talking about the state’s bigger problems, including the economy." So Astorino clearly doesn't see human rights as an issue. He would rather focus on the economy.
ReplyDeleteWomen are a crucial vote in any election. Women won Obama the White House the first time.
ReplyDeleteCuomo’s support of women’s equality will definitely be a huge factor in pushing the election in his favor. Furthermore, Astorino’s implication that social issues, and women’s rights, aren’t as important as things such as the economy will likely hurt him in the upcoming election.
ReplyDeleteEven though a majority of votes come from upstate NY where people are more conservative than the people in NYC, many voters are still women and their vote is crucial to win an election. I think Cuomo's stance on women's rights and female counterpart will really help him to be re-elected.
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