New York politics Tim Wu
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wu ran democratic nomination lieutenant governor of new york against kathy hochul, conservative democrat, running mate of incumbent governor andrew cuomo. hochul won; wu took 40% of popular vote. wu campaigned alongside law professor , progressive activist zephyr teachout ran democratic nomination governor of new york.
in washington post interview discussing candidacy, wu described approach campaign 1 positioned against concentration of private power: hundred years ago, antitrust , merger enforcement front page news. , live in era of enormous private concentration. , reason call these wonky issues. re not, really. affect people more half dozen other issues. day day, people s lives affected concentration , infrastructure... can expect progressive-style, trust-busting kind of campaign out of me. , intend bridge gap between kind of typical issues in electoral politics , questions involving private power.
in late august 2014, new york times editorial board endorsed wu lieutenant governor in democratic party primary. wu 1 of 4 candidates in democratic gubernatorial races (governor , lieutenant governor) whom paper endorsed. primary took place september 9. day after times endorsement, wu endorsed editorial board of daily kos.
in september 2015, new york times reported wu s appointment office of new york state attorney general eric schneiderman. wu works on issues involving technology, including protecting consumers , ensuring fair competition among companies business online. commenting on appointment, wu stated: “if have life mission, fight bullies, standing little guy, , think that’s state a.g.’s office does.”
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