The New York Times won't endorse Andrew Cuomo: 'He broke his most important promise'

The New York Times won't endorse Andrew Cuomo: 'He broke his most important promise'
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The New York Times will not be endorsing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in his re-election bid, at least not in the Democratic primary.

The paper's beef is that Cuomo, who came to power pledging to stamp out corruption in Albany, has hardly lived up to his billing. As the Times reported last month, Cuomo established a big commission to investigate corruption in government, only to have his own administration hinder the group's work before he disbanded it for good.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.