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Watch the Entire Fiery Debate Between Andrew Cuomo, Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon and Andrew Cuomo

Accusations of lying and corruption were tossed around.

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Wednesday's debate between Cynthia Nixon and Andrew Cuomo, rivals for New York's Democratic gubernatorial nomination, was marked by charges of lying and corruption.

It was the first debate between Cuomo, the incumbent, and Nixon, the out actress and activist challenging him from the left. It will likely be their only one before the September 13 primary.

At Long Island's Hoftstra University, Nixon contended Cuomo had been too willing to make deals with Republicans and had taken progressive positions only because he was forced to. She also called him corrupt. Cuomo accused her of not releasing her tax records (she has), and of offering "fiction, not facts." Each accused the other of lying.

"Can you stop interrupting?" Cuomo said at one point. "Can you stop lying?" Nixon responded. "Yeah, as soon as you do," he said.

Over the course of an hour, the candidates covered health care, labor issues, transportation, and more, along with delivering attacks on each other's record and credibility. Watch the full debate below.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.