Editing Cynthia Nixon (section)

===2018 New York gubernatorial election===
{{Main|2018 New York gubernatorial election}}
On March 19, 2018, Nixon announced her [[New York gubernatorial election, 2018|campaign]] for [[Governor of New York]] as a challenger to [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] incumbent [[Andrew Cuomo]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/cynthia-nixon-is-gaining-on-andrew-cuomo.html|title=Cynthia Nixon Is Gaining on Andrew Cuomo|last=Nwanevu|first=Osita|work=Slate Magazine|access-date=2018-05-14|language=en|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515032823/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/04/cynthia-nixon-is-gaining-on-andrew-cuomo.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her platform focused on [[Economic inequality|income inequality]], [[renewable energy]], establishing [[universal health care]], stopping [[Mass incarceration|mass incarceration in the United States]], and [[DACA|protecting undocumented children from deportation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/things-know-about-cynthia-nixon/W3q8cVdz0vIp0WkWEHF8LJ/|title=7 things to know about Cynthia Nixon|last=Pirani|first=Fiza|date=March 20, 2018|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515044137/https://www.ajc.com/news/national/things-know-about-cynthia-nixon/W3q8cVdz0vIp0WkWEHF8LJ/|url-status=live}}</ref> She lost in the Democratic primary to Cuomo on September 13, 2018, with 34% of the vote to his 66%.<ref name="nyt01">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/13/us/elections/results-new-york-primary-elections.html|title=New York Primary Election Results|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|date=2018-09-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-12-29|last2=Bloch|first2=Matthew|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|last3=Lee|first3=Jasmine C.|archive-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030210055/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/13/us/elections/results-new-york-primary-elections.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nixon was initially nominated as the gubernatorial candidate for the [[Working Families Party]];<ref name="nyt01"/> however, the party threw its support to Cuomo, after he defeated Nixon in the Democratic primary.

Nixon was expected to secure the nomination of the [[Working Families Party]] of New York during its annual convention in April 2018, thus guaranteeing her a spot on the general election ballot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2018/04/13/labor-unions-pull-out-of-wfp-ahead-of-state-committee-meeting-364371|title=Cuomo cedes WFP line, labor unions pull out of party|first=Jimmy|last=Vielkind|date=April 13, 2018|website=politico.com|access-date=April 20, 2018|archive-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414233931/https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2018/04/13/labor-unions-pull-out-of-wfp-ahead-of-state-committee-meeting-364371|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 15, Nixon won 91.5 percent of the vote at the Party's statewide committee meeting after Cuomo withdrew himself from consideration at the last minute. Nixon stated that in the event that she did not also secure the Democratic nomination, she would "confer with the Working Families Party and we will make the decision we think is best".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theintercept.com/2018/04/14/andrew-cuomo-sees-whats-coming-he-doesnt-know-whether-to-run-join-it-or-destroy-it/ |title=Andrew Cuomo Sees What's Coming. He Doesn't Know Whether To Run, Join It, Or Destroy It |last=Aronoff |first=Kate |date=15 April 2018 |website=[[The Intercept]] |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-date=April 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415054354/https://theintercept.com/2018/04/14/andrew-cuomo-sees-whats-coming-he-doesnt-know-whether-to-run-join-it-or-destroy-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The endorsement caused a schism in the party, as labor unions, including the Service Employees International Union, and [[Communications Workers of America]], indicated they would not support the party in the election. The withdrawal, it was believed, would significantly hurt the party's finances which, in 2018, were at a level of $1.7 million and supported a statewide staff of about 15 people. The battle received considerable attention since there were concerns that Nixon might drain enough votes from Cuomo in the general election to allow a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to be elected (though Cuomo was comfortably leading the polls at the time). Cuomo had vigorously campaigned to get the nomination before withdrawing when it was clear he would not get it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/nyregion/cuomo-nixon-wfp-labor-governor-election.html|title=Flexing Their Support for Cuomo, Key Unions Leave Working Families Party|newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514043624/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/nyregion/cuomo-nixon-wfp-labor-governor-election.html|url-status=live|last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |last2=McKinley |first2=Jesse }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/nyregion/cynthia-nixon-cuomo-working-families-party.html|title=Working Families' Nod to Nixon Ends a Battle, but the War Awaits|date=April 19, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018|newspaper=The New York Times|first1=Jesse|last1=McKinley|first2=Vivian|last2=Wang|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425065357/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/nyregion/cynthia-nixon-cuomo-working-families-party.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In contrast to Cuomo, Nixon supported the [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization of marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/cannabis-parade-new-york-usa-05-may-2018-9663801ac|author=Volcov, William|title=Cannabis parade, New York, USA - 05 May 2018 : Cynthia Nixon and political activist Dana Beal|website=Shutterstock|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref> The most important reason, she said, was [[racial justice]]. "People across all ethnic and racial lines use marijuana at roughly the same rate, but the [[Race and the war on drugs|arrests for marijuana are 80 percent black and Latino]]." Nixon said that the revenues from legalization should be prioritized to the communities that had been harmed by them, as a form of "reparations". She said that people in jail on marijuana charges should be released, criminal records for marijuana use should be expunged, and marijuana revenues should be used to help them reenter society.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/cynthia-nixons-emphasis-on-marijuana-legalization-added-vital-thinking-to-the-new-york-gubernatorial-debate/|title=Cynthia Nixon's Emphasis on Marijuana Legalization Added Vital Thinking to the New York Gubernatorial Debate|quote="There are a lot of reasons to do it," the challenger said of legalization, "but first and foremost, because it's a racial-justice issue."|first=John|last=Nichols|newspaper=The Nation|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-date=September 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175950/https://www.thenation.com/article/cynthia-nixons-emphasis-on-marijuana-legalization-added-vital-thinking-to-the-new-york-gubernatorial-debate/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/nyregion/cynthia-nixon-marijuana-legalization.html|title=Cynthia Nixon Puts Legalizing Marijuana Front and Center of Campaign|first=Vivian|last=Wang|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-date=September 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905181914/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/nyregion/cynthia-nixon-marijuana-legalization.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, many black leaders were offended by her use of the term "reparations".<ref name="reparation3">{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/5/8/17331660/cynthia-nixon-marijuana-licenses-reparations|title=Cynthia Nixon called marijuana licenses a "form of reparations" for black people. Not exactly.|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|access-date=May 14, 2018|date=May 8, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514132601/https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/5/8/17331660/cynthia-nixon-marijuana-licenses-reparations|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=reparation2>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/5/11/cynthia-nixon-catches-criticism-both-parties-during-bay-ridge-visit|title=Cynthia Nixon catches criticism from both parties during Bay Ridge visit – Brooklyn Daily Eagle|website=www.brooklyneagle.com|access-date=May 14, 2018|date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515020132/http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2018/5/11/cynthia-nixon-catches-criticism-both-parties-during-bay-ridge-visit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=reparation4>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/black-reverends-slam-cynthia-nixon-reparations-comment-article-1.3988213|title=EXCLUSIVE: African-American reverends slam Cynthia Nixon's 'reparations' comment – NY Daily News|first=Erin|last=Durkin|website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 14, 2018 |access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514120941/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/black-reverends-slam-cynthia-nixon-reparations-comment-article-1.3988213|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=reparation5>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebony.com/news-views/cynthia-nicynthia-nixon-says-legalized-pot-in-new-york-could-serve-as-a-reparations-for-black-communities-xon-reparations|title=Cynthia Nixon Says Legalized Pot in New York Could Serve as a 'Reparations' for Black Communities – EBONY|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=May 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514213739/http://www.ebony.com/news-views/cynthia-nicynthia-nixon-says-legalized-pot-in-new-york-could-serve-as-a-reparations-for-black-communities-xon-reparations|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 22, 2018, during a campaign event in New York City, Nixon referred to the [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) as a "[[terrorist organization]]" and called for the agency to be abolished.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anapol |first=Avery |date=2018-06-22 |title=Cynthia Nixon: ICE 'a terrorist organization,' should be abolished |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/393602-cynthia-nixon-ice-is-a-terrorist-organization/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ember |first1=Sydney |last2=Herndon |first2=Astead |date=2018-06-29 |title=How 'Abolish ICE' Went From Social Media to Progressive Candidates' Rallying Cry (Published 2018) |language=en |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/us/politics/abolish-ice-midterms-immigration.html |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-22 |title=Controversy Over Cynthia Nixon's Latest Immigration Comments - CBS New York |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nixon-immigration-comments/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She later reiterated her claim in a Twitter post.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1009961268193742850 |user=CynthiaNixon |title=ICE is a terrorist organization, and its egomaniacal leader is Donald Trump. Sign our petition to #AbolishICE: http://bitly.com/AbolishICENow |first=Cynthia |last=Nixon |date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=December 4, 2023}}</ref>

On May 23, 2018, Nixon and other potential Democratic challengers to Cuomo were eliminated from the Democratic party endorsement at the state Democratic Convention after failing to meet the 25% state delegate threshold needed to appear on the ballot.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Kenneth|last1=Lovett|first2=Glenn|last2=Blain|first3=Janon|last3=Fisher|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cuomo-overwhelmingly-beats-cynthia-nixon-democratic-convention-article-1.4005644|title=Gov. Cuomo overwhelmingly beats out Cynthia Nixon for Democratic Party nomination|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=2018-05-24|access-date=2018-06-23|archive-date=July 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704140503/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cuomo-overwhelmingly-beats-cynthia-nixon-democratic-convention-article-1.4005644|url-status=live}}</ref> Nixon filed a petition with 65,000 signatures, more than four times the 15,000 required, to force a primary election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cynthia-nixon-gather-signatures-ballot-york-governor/story?id=55387202 |title=Cynthia Nixon must gather signatures to get on ballot for New York governor |date=May 23, 2018 |access-date=April 10, 2018 |work=ABC News |first=Chris |last=Donato |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524045512/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cynthia-nixon-gather-signatures-ballot-york-governor/story?id=55387202 |url-status=live }}</ref> The primary was held on September 13.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2018/07/18/cuomos-lead-widens-over-nixon-in-democratic-primary-race/ |title=Cuomo's lead widens over Nixon in Democratic primary race |last=Fredericks |first=Bob |date=July 18, 2018 |work=The New York Post |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721073348/https://nypost.com/2018/07/18/cuomos-lead-widens-over-nixon-in-democratic-primary-race/ |url-status=live }}</ref> With 93% of precincts reporting, Cuomo received 65% of votes and Nixon got 35%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/13/andrew-cuomo-cynthia-nixon-new-york-primary|title=New York primary: governor Andrew Cuomo defeats Cynthia Nixon|first=Erin|last=Durkin|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=14 September 2018|archive-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914043548/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/13/andrew-cuomo-cynthia-nixon-new-york-primary|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 5, 2018, the Working Families Party removed Nixon's name from their ticket after deciding to endorse Cuomo and Hochul, thus ensuring that Nixon would not appear on the general election ballot.<ref name="newsday.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle/cuomo-nixon-molinaro-1.21518093|title=Cuomo accepts Working Families line, ends feud|website=Newsday|language=en|access-date=2018-12-29|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007073754/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle/cuomo-nixon-molinaro-1.21518093|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2021, Cuomo was forced to resign as governor following allegations of sexual harassment by women who worked in his office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment allegations|url=https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34|access-date=2021-08-26|website=AP NEWS|language=en|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826061704/https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of the scandal, he was stripped of the honorary Emmy given to him for his televised Covid briefings in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Niedzwiadek|first=Nick|title=Cuomo loses Emmy following scandal, resignation|url=https://politi.co/3zgYKhk|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Politico PRO|date=August 24, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> After he left office, Nixon tweeted on August 24, 2021: "The difference between me and Andrew Cuomo? Neither of us is governor, but I still have my Emmy(s)."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/cynthianixon/status/1430247064580116491 |title=The difference between me and Andrew Cuomo? Neither of us is governor, but I still have my Emmy(s) |date=August 24, 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021 |website=Twitter |language=en |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918105700/https://twitter.com/CynthiaNixon/status/1430247064580116491 |url-status=live }}</ref>