Osler's Razor

As primary season draws to a close, New York Democrats will choose today between two very different candidates, Governor Andrew Cuomo and his upstart opponent, actress Cynthia Nixon. In what might be the most New York thing ever, much of the attention has been drawn to Nixon's bagel order at Zabar's: lox and cream cheese on a Cinnamon/raisin bagel. Apparently, this is viewed as something akin to going to a steak house and asking for a bag of poop. I don't understand the kerfuffle-- I often have a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese (though not the lox).

There are things to like about Nixon, but also she is dogged by some drawbacks:

-- Being named "Nixon"
-- Pretty much her only prior experience is being on TV

Of course, Cuomo has issues of his own. He is (properly) blamed for the subway crisis, and has done little to fix much of the disfunction in Albany. Still, he will probably win... but who knows, this year?