With only six days before the Democratic primary, Gov. Cuomo has basically told New Yorkers he's too high and mighty for a formal debate with his challenger.
Asked by a reporter if ducking a debate with college professor Zephyr Teachout — his challenger for the Democratic nomination — showed a lack of respect for democracy, Cuomo turned imperious.
"I've been in many debates that I think were a disservice to democracy," Cuomo replied, "so anybody who says debates are always a service to democracy hasn't watched all the debates that I've been in."
As it happens, we have watched past Cuomo debates, particularly his only general-election debate four years ago during his run for governor. He's right that this was a disservice to democracy.
But that's because rather than present voters with an exchange between the only two candidates with a shot at the governorship — Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Carl Paladino — this debate was open to all the minor-party candidates too, including the standard-bearer of the ridiculous Rent Is Too Damn High Party.
Afterward, Cuomo continued to duck Paladino's call for a one-on-one debate.
Four years later, now-Gov. Cuomo is playing a similar game. We're not surprised he doesn't like debates.
Then again, the reason for having them is not that pols like them but because they're useful for voters who want more from their candidates than prepared statements and canned commercials.
Makes us wonder what questions our governor is afraid to answer in a straight-up debate.
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