We actually saw tweets about this floating around Wednesday night, but we were hoping someone would come through with video or audio, and on Thursday Larry Elder delivered.
CNN’s Chris Cuomo, speaking with Don Lemon, thought that Andrew Gillum’s primary victory Tuesday night in the race for Florida governor was pretty historic:
.@ChrisCuomo called Fla dem primary winner "the 1st black candidate for governor of a major state."
WRONG
Calif: Bradley ran as dem nominee in 1982 & 1986.
Penn: Swann ran as GOP nominee in '06.
Ohio: Blackwell ran as GOP nominee in '06.
Gov's Wilder & Patrick don't count?
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 30, 2018
And here’s a link to audio of the exchange:
What's worse–that @ChrisCuomo falsely claimed that Florida's Gillum is "the first African-American nominee for governor of a major state like Florida" or that @donlemon didn't correct him? Listen:https://t.co/MQjTUEk0DI#FakeNewsCNN
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) August 30, 2018
@ChrisCuomo CNN Chris Cuomo CNN @CNN claims Andrew Gillum "first black man in US to run as governor in major US state" Are you really that ignorant regarding recent US political history? Tom Bradley CA, Douglas Wilder VA. Are you really that stupid?
— david gekko (@realdavidgekko) August 29, 2018
Paging Governor Doug Wilder, Democrat from Virginia.
Governor Wilder, please pick up the nearest Black Courtesy Phone for a message!
— Ben Aksar (@BenAksar) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/QTrendsdotcom/status/1034974953127342085
Gillum is the first since Cuomo was #woke and finally stopped watching #MTVScream and #Vh1ThrowbackThursday #bromance
— Rodiau (@rodiau) August 30, 2018
OMG, Carl McCall won the 2002 Democrat nomination for NY Governor over Cuomo’s own BROTHER!
— CTIronman (@CTIronman) August 30, 2018
H. Carl McCall beat a guy named Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in a little place called…NEW YORK. https://t.co/4x5snmq1Mr https://t.co/Qs5Dgt8fbS
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 30, 2018
Well, Cuomo technically withdrew from the race, but still … there’s a bit of family history there.
I'm sure Cuomo will remind people he withdrew from the race. Yeah, a week before primary day and his name was still on the ballot.
He "quit" because he was going to get killed and wanted to stay viable in the future. He was taking a TON of heat for trying to block McCall.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 30, 2018
McCall was the first African-American to be elected statewide in NY (Comptroller) and was trying to be the first black Governor.
Andrew Cuomo getting in the way of that didn't play too well.
Yeah, he's always been *that* guy.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) August 30, 2018
Those are FACTS Cuomo never researched? But he is scripted by his #FakeNews network
— Ken (@kpjc57) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/roundminion/status/1034975183084429313
Major state Chris ? Some states are better than others?
— Terry Kern (@crapsplayer58) August 30, 2018
I guess Virginia and Massachusetts are not major states like Florida
— Keith Connelly (@KeithConnelly3) August 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/gypsysol_/status/1034975040520028160
When do we get the first left-handed black candidate?
— Ben Meltzer⏳ (@meltzer_ben) August 30, 2018
Maybe Cuomo should read CNN’s own website: “Democrat Andrew Gillum’s breakthrough victory in the Florida primary this week made him the party’s third African-American nominee for governor in 2018.”
But we’ll guess CNN will stand by their reporting, insisting that “in a major state” makes Cuomo’s statement true.
Edit: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Chris Cuomo, who compared Antifa to WWII soldiers, says he never endorsed Antifa https://t.co/WpGrMsVhMC
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 30, 2018
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