New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo soundly defeated insurgent progressive Cynthia Nixon in Thursday’s gubernatorial primary, denying far-left liberals a victory they had long sought against the establishment Democrat. And incumbent Kathy Hochul defeated Jumaane Williams, another so-called “resistance” candidate, in the race for lieutenant governor. Hochul, a former congresswoman from Buffalo, now moves on to the November general election as Cuomo’s running mate. Rounding out the day’s key races, Cuomo-backed New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, 59, won a four-way Democratic primary for attorney general, triumphing over progressive law professor Zephyr Teachout. Teachout had campaigned with Nixon against Cuomo, and pledged to make fighting state corruption a priority. She had said she’d use the “law as a sword, not just a shield” in cracking down on President Trump. Teachout had run unsuccessfully against Cuomo for governor in 2014, claiming more than 30 percent of the vote in a surprisingly strong showing. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks as he marks his primary election ballot at the Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco on Thursday. (AP) The losses were a one-two-three punch for so-called “resistance” Democrats seeking to defy p
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