If you live in New York City, then you've been mad at the MTA. If you don't live in New York City, then you've had to listen to New Yorkers who are mad at the MTA. Cynthia Nixon, who is running in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary against incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has harnessed that rage into a rather clever campaign against her opponent, urging city dwellers to use the hashtag #CuomosMTA to air their grievances:
New Yorkers, naturally, were more than happy to weigh in:
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