Former CNN anchor runs for Congress as Democrat in New York: defeating Trump’s ‘MAGA stooge’

Former CNN anchor and political analyst John Abron announced Wednesday that he is running for Congress in New York to “defeat Donald Trump” and “his MAGA henchmen.”

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“Right now, our democracy is at risk. This election is not a drill,” Avron warned.

“There is too much at stake for this country and the community I love. We will do whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump, protect our democracy, and take back our home from these uncaring MAGA stooges.” “We need to build the broadest possible coalition. ‘We are no longer interested in solving problems,'” he continued.

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Former CNN political analyst John Avron has announced that he will run as a Democrat in New York State’s 1st District House of Representatives. (CNN/Screenshot)

Avlon has promised to rebuild the middle class, invest in infrastructure, protect abortion rights and fight climate change if he wins.

He left CNN earlier this month after serving as a full-time analyst for the network since 2018. Avlon is a former editor-in-chief of the left-wing news site The Daily Beast and is married to the host of PBS’s Firing Line. She is Margaret Hoover.

Avron, a former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, is perhaps the latest media member to enter Democratic politics as an independent. Matthew Dowd, a longtime left-wing political analyst for ABC News, ran for lieutenant governor of Texas in 2021 for just three months.

Mr. Avlon is one of a handful of Democrats running to unseat Rep. Nick Larota (R-N.Y.) in the 1st Congressional District on Long Island.

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Democrat Tom Suozzi flipped the New York Assembly seat back to blue in a special election last week. This seat was previously held by a former member of Congress. George Santos (RN.Y.) was expelled from Congress last year after being indicted on federal charges for allegedly defrauding donors.

In the upcoming Democratic primary, Avron will face former state senator James Gaughlan, former administrative law judge and former Andrew Cuomo aide Craig Herskowitz, and organic chemist Nancy Goloff. Ta.

The National Republican Congressional Committee weighed Avlon’s entry into the crowded race Wednesday.

“Jon Avron’s entry into the NY-01 race will add more left-wing fuel to the already crowded dumpster fire of the Democratic primary. We will litigate this history of self-centered liberal hacking. NRCC spokesperson Savannah Viall said in a statement: “We’re looking forward to that, so voters can see just how left-wing he and the rest of the party are in the modern-day Democratic Party.” Stated.

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