The following is an item from my “Albany Insider” column that was cut for space from Monday’s print editions:
Heading into this week’s state Democratic party convention, some of the state’s top Democrats have still not said who they are endorsing in the primary battle between Gov. Cuomo and actress Cynthia Nixon.
Representatives for U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, state Controller Thomas DiNapoli, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and state Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins had no comment Sunday when asked who their bosses are supporting for governor.
While it’s expected the Democratic leaders will back Cuomo at the party convention, it has raised some eyebrows that to date they have not weighed in on a two-term incumbent fellow Democrat, especially when asked.
To date, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is also up for reelection this year, is the highest profile New York Democrat to endorse Cuomo.
