NYC liberal professor’s silence is bought by Clintons

Kinderhook, NY … October 13, 2016 – Zephyr Teachout, the liberal New York City professor who moved Upstate this year to run for Congress, muted her support for fellow Vermonter and socialist Bernie Sanders ahead of New York’s presidential primary in a quid pro quo orchestrated by the Clinton campaign team, leaked emails show.

New WikiLeaks emails reveal that Professor Teachout bowed to pressure from the Clinton campaign team to refrain from publicly supporting Democratic insurgent candidate Bernie Sanders prior to the April 19 presidential primary. 

Using Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as a surrogate, Clinton officials effectively bought Teachout’s silence despite her endorsement of Sanders in a 2015 op-ed in which she attacked Clinton for her “four big corruption problems.” Published reports describe a Gillibrand fundraising email sent on March 31 on Teachout’s behalf. Clinton would go on to win New York.

“When her candidate and his thousands of supporters needed her, Zephyr Teachout sided with the Clinton machine,” said Faso. “I’ve heard of selling your birthright for a mess of pottage, but selling out for a measly fundraising email? Our residents deserve an independent voice like Chris Gibson’s. With Zephyr Teachout, they’ll get someone like Clinton, who holds private opinions fundamentally at odds with the public statements she feeds voters on the campaign trail.”

Teachout has recently come under fire for her stated opposition to New York’s property tax cap and her support for a national energy tax, positions she publicly denies.  

Faso is running on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform lines in November’s general election.

Mr. Faso and his wife, Mary Frances, a registered nurse, are the proud parents of two children. They have lived in Kinderhook, New York, for more than three decades.

John Faso (R-Kinderhook) is former Republican leader of the state Assembly and candidate for Congress in the 19th Congressional district. To learn more about Faso, visit johnfaso.com.

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