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In a primary electorate in New York state that is far more demographically attuned to ‘60 Minutes’ more than ‘Sex and the City,’ I wouldn’t think that Nixon or the characters she has played have the kind of broad recognition one would need to run.

Jef Pollock, a pollster for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on the prospect of actress Cynthia Nixon winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary if she enters -- a move she is reportedly weighing.

Jef Pollock, a pollster for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on the prospect of actress Cynthia Nixon winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary if she enters -- a move she is reportedly weighing.

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