Cynthia Nixon's New Role: Mission Improbable Against New York's Cuomo
- ‘Sex And The City’ star challenges two-term incumbent Democrat
- She plays down acting fame; he plays up progressive idealism
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Cynthia Nixon, the actress and now candidate for governor, has wasted little time trying to convince New Yorkers of color that she’s more than just one of those white “Sex and the City” women who gad about Manhattan having affairs and cocktails.
She made her first campaign appearance March 20 at a black church in Brooklyn. Days later she toured a nearby public-housing project whose residents are predominantly African-American with a gaggle of news cameras, urging officials to make repairs and improve security.