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Teachout beats Cuomo court challenge

Aug 12, 2014 6:54 am
Matthew Hamilton is reporting at Capitol Confidential a state Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn ruled Mon., Aug. 11, that gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout can remain on the primary ballot. The decision was a rejection of a Cuomo campaign challenge to knock her off for not being a resident of the state for at least five years. Teachout grew up in Vermont and landed in New York in 2009 as a Fordham faculty member. She still teaches law at the college. Teachout joins comedian Randy Credico on the ballot as the Cuomo challengers in the Democratic primary, Sept. 9. In a statement released Monday, Teachout projected confidence following the court decision, and challenged Cuomo to a debate about "the issues that real New Yorkers care about: Schools, fracking, corruption and building a fair and strong economy.”