With only less than 10 days until Election Day, the gubernatorial race has been heating up like never before. Both Astorino and Cuomo are traveling all over the State trying to gather support from voters. However, they have also been spending a lot of time exchanging insults, especially those pertaining to hot topic-policies such as reproductive rights and gun control. At an event at Huntington Station, Astorino calls Cuomo a pig for requesting more monetary donations despite that his campaign account holds $15 million, whereas Cuomo calls Astorino "mentally ill" at a union event held in Queens, in regards to Astorino's adamant opposition to gun control.
Cuomo's spokesperson calls Astorino, "more unhinged" and that his "temper tantrums, name calling, and childish outbursts" are beneath a candidate for governor. However, Astorino believes that he has a very good chance at victory because he believes that the suburbs will support him enough to win this election. To the contrary, the most recent polls conducted by Siena College show that Cuomo is leading at 54%, whereas Astorino is trailing behind at 33%.
I've witnessed a lot of the name-callings from Astorino in our own Election Simulation, and I believe that it's actually doing more bad than good for him because it makes him seem even more incompetent as a candidate for Governor.
http://www.newsday.com/elections/rob-astorino-gov-andrew-m-cuomo-exchange-insults-on-campaign-trail-1.9545131
I agree with Karen about the name-calling. Both candidates should just let their policies talk for themselves. Astorino seems to see that he is losing the race and is trying to gain more voters by bringing out the faults in his oppenent in a rather childish way. If I was a voter, I would be more interested in the respectful candidate rather then the childish one who resorts to insults to win the race.
ReplyDeleteMud-slinging in campaigns is never surprising giving that each person would want to make his opponent seem incompetent. However, there is a fine line between pointing out flaws in another opponent's policies or actions versus outright name calling. Each candidate should focus more on how he would help New York, not help his reputation.
ReplyDeleteI agree; this behavior really is childish and makes you wonder if these people are the ones you want to put in charge of lawmaking in New York State. Though, it has long been a campaigning tactic to smear the other politician, which goes as far back as the early 1800s with the Jacksonian Era. I don't think it's really anything new.
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