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Andrew Cuomo: “You have situations upstate where...there's what they call…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Andrew Cuomo Discusses Reform and Leadership with Citizens Union

Published | Video Starts at 04:14

You know, you have to watch. There are a couple of caution flags. You have situations upstate where, you know, every good intention can be circumvented. And You have situations upstate where...there's what they call party raiding, where a party takes over, in essence, a smaller party just to defeat its impact. But by and by, on balance, I think at this point in New York City specifically, it would bring more people in, and that would be a better process. (04:14–04:37)

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Asserts that party raiding occurs upstate, where a party takes over a smaller party to diminish its impact.

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