With the election season in its final days, Governor Andrew Cuomo and his opponent Rob Astorino are going head to head. According to a poll by Siena College, Cuomo is leading the race 54 percent to Astorino's 33 percent. Astorino has been focusing on tearing down Cuomo's campaign by criticizing his campaign's focus on abortion rather than woman equality and the economy. He also critcizes how Cuomo has such a large fund for his campaign but still has people backing his campaign with large donations, calling him a 'gavone'. Astorino also talked about repealing the SAFE Act if he were elected. Cuomo, who hasn't ran a slander campaign like Astorino's, fought back by defending the SAFE Act's benefits and calling Astorino crazy.
In the final days of the election, it's important that both candidates are getting their name out, but they really should be focusing on their campaigns instead of their childish tactics. I would rather know why I should vote for someone than why I shouldn't vote for your opponent! Astorino, who seems to be instigating the slander camapigns should really be focusing on soley getting his platform out instead of comparing it to Cuomo's, especially since people who walked away from a recent event with his literature didn't even know who he was.
http://www.newsday.com/elections/rob-astorino-gov-andrew-m-cuomo-exchange-insults-on-campaign-trail-1.9545131
Cuomo still has quite a lead, but Astorino's catching up. Does this mean Astorino's smear campaign is working?
ReplyDeleteI think this is another example of pettiness in election. Instead of mud-slinging insults at each other, they should promote a good atmosphere and show how they would change New York for the better.
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