--- title: Cynthia Nixon Is Running for NYC Office: Reactions description: 'Sex and the City' actress Cynthia Nixon has announced her candidacy for New York governor — and the internet has plenty to say about it. canonical: https://time.com/5205954/cynthia-nixon-governor-reactions/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-19T18:54:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:03:15.311Z og:title: Cynthia Nixon Is Running for Office and People Are Overwhelmed og:description: Miranda Hobbes of 'Sex and the City,' meet Cynthia Nixon the political candidate og:url: https://time.com/5205954/cynthia-nixon-governor-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ef3486da246f44d/69892b458fd2eec83635b114/cynthia-nixon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Celebrity Sightings in New York City - November;27, 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cynthia Nixon Is Running for Office and People Are Overwhelmed twitter:description: Miranda Hobbes of 'Sex and the City,' meet Cynthia Nixon the political candidate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8ef3486da246f44d/69892b458fd2eec83635b114/cynthia-nixon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Are Freaking Out That Miranda From _Sex and the City_ Is Running for Governor > Sponsored content. 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Cynthia Nixon for Governor_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 19, 2018 6:54 PM UTC Cynthia Nixon for Governor  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 19, 2018 6:54 PM UTC On seminal HBO series [_Sex and the City_](http://time.com/5110200/sex-and-the-city-kim-cattrall-ellen-degeneres-samantha/), Miranda Hobbes was the ultimate New York City career woman: a high-powered lawyer with a take-no-prisoners attitude and a passion for her work and her independence. In real life, [actress Cynthia Nixon](http://time.com/4189421/cynthia-nixon-abortion-rights/) has proved equally as successful as her fictional character, taking well-reviewed [turns on Broadway](http://time.com/4763080/tony-awards-nominations-2017/) and [advocating](http://time.com/3944192/cynthia-nixon-lgbt-rights/) loudly for progressive causes. Now, Nixon is coming full circle in her ambition, announcing on Twitter on Monday her intention to run for governor of New York state in a bold professional pivot from drama to politics. “I love New York, and today I’m announcing my candidacy for governor,” she wrote. > [](https://twitter.com/CynthiaNixon/status/975794613221982209) As could be expected, the internet is in an uproar over the news. (Rumors have recently [been circulating online](https://t.co/B9HaBJNZ7M) that she was preparing to make this move). Some are ready for her to take the lead and defeat serving governor Andrew Cuomo, including high-profile friends like Rosie O’Donnell. > [](https://twitter.com/D7meMars/status/975795087056818176) > [](https://twitter.com/Rosie/status/975795478473396224) > [](https://twitter.com/realbryanmiller/status/975802037739950088) > [](https://twitter.com/ZephyrTeachout/status/975800624574017536) > [](https://twitter.com/amandalitman/status/975802166601486336) > [](https://twitter.com/1PhoebeJTonkin/status/975798836177158145) Most want her to fix the subway system — or at least try, which her site flags as a primary concern. > [](https://twitter.com/nigelmfs/status/975802176722255872) > [](https://twitter.com/lilypuckett/status/975798646208901120) > [](https://twitter.com/AlannaBennett/status/975796142427574272) Others are in it for the inevitable _Sex and the City_ jokes. > [](https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/975800692760891393) > [](https://twitter.com/OhNoSheTwitnt/status/975798841743167490) > [](https://twitter.com/brizahn/status/975801970941407238) And others are curious about her qualifications for the role and how she will be perceived by voters. > [](https://twitter.com/beachcomber444/status/975798081353539584) > [](https://twitter.com/AGRIMMONE/status/975802171664068610) > [](https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi/status/975801950213111808) ## Transcript [00:00] Mild protest. Over [00:04] there? Algebra. New York is my home. How [00:09] you doing? I've never lived anywhere else. When [00:14] I grew up here it was just my mom and me in a one [00:17] bedroom fifth floor walk Up. [ LAUGH ] [00:22] New York is where I was raised and where I am raising [00:24] my kids. I'm a proud public school graduate. And [00:29] a prouder public school parent. I was given chances I [00:33] just don't see for most of New York's kids today. Our [00:37] leaders are letting us down. We are now the most [00:41] unequal state in the entire country. With both [00:45] incredible wealth and extreme poverty. Half the [00:49] kids in our upstate cities live below the poverty line. [00:53] How did we let this happen? [00:57] I love New York. I've never wanted to live anywhere [01:01] else, but something has to change. We [01:06] want our government to work again, on healthcare, [01:09] ending mass incarceration, fixing our broken subway. [01:14] We are sick of politicians who care more about [01:17] headlines and power than they do about us. It [01:21] can't just be business as usual anymore. If we're [01:25] gonna get at the root problem of inequity, we have to [01:28] turn the system upside down. We [01:32] have to go out ourselves and seize it. [01:37] This is a time to stick our necks out To remember [01:41] where we came from. This is a time to be visible. This [01:46] is a time to fight. I'm [01:51] Cynthia Nixon. I'm a New Yorker [ MUSIC ] [01:55] And together we can win this fight. 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