New York State Democrats have a clear choice for this year’s nominee for governor. They can run Andrew Cuomo, an “Albany Insider” who has cut spending for public schools, betrayed his earlier pledge to clean up the political corruption by disbanding the Moreland Commission, blocked proposed tax hikes for the rich, and represented Wall Street while ignoring Main Street. Or, they can vote for a breath of political fresh air, Zephyr Teachout, the “anti-Albany Insider” candidate. A Fordham Law professor and fierce enemy of political corruption, she’s waging a battle for the soul of the state’s Democratic Party, championing the kinds of policies and reforms that past Democratic Governors like Franklin Roosevelt and Mario Cuomo embraced.

I know that it’s a long-shot. The Big Money of the state is supporting Cuomo and has already pumped over $35 million into his campaign coffers. And the polls tell us what I fear is true—that Big Money controls New York politics I encourage my fellow Democrats to do what I’m doing on Primary Day, September 9. Vote for reform, for honest government, for Main Street instead of Wall Street; vote for Zephyr Teachout, the candidate with the odd name, who will stand for government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Ken Hilton

Jeffersonville, NY