Gov. Cuomo agreed Friday to run for-election on the Working Families Party line as well as the Democratic Party line — after the left-wing party initially jilted him in favor of actress-activist Cynthia Nixon.
“The Governor has accepted the Working Families Party ballot line,” said Cuomo campaign spokeswoman Dani Lever shortly before the 5 p.m. deadline for making a decision.
“The Governor’s priority is a unified Democratic Party focused on taking back the House and the State Senate. This election is the most important one in our lifetime given Donald Trump’s policies and his imminent takeover of the Supreme Court.”
Cuomo trounced Nixon in the Democratic primary on Sept. 13 — but she was still the WFP candidate for governor in November.
That presented a problem.
Fearing she might siphon votes from Cuomo and hand the election to Republican Marc Molinaro, the party maneuvered to find her another landing spot on the ballot to comply with New York’s archaic elections laws.
She’s going to be the WFP candidate for Assembly in Greenwich Village’s 66th District against Democratic incumbent Deborah Glick.
But Nixon said she will not actively campaign and will endorse Glick.
Cuomo also has the Independence Party line.
Molinaro has the backing of the Conservative and Reform Parties in addition to the Republicans.
Other candidates in the race are: Howie Hawkins of the Green Party, Larry Sharpe of the Libertarian Party and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who is running under the Serve America Movement ballot line.