Cynthia Nixon, thermostat warrior

Cynthia Nixon won’t stand for Andrew Cuomo’s patriarchal thermostat preferences.

As the two New York gubernatorial campaigns debate the conditions of their upcoming debate, Nixon is irked that the Big Apple’s CBS affiliate seems to be “catering to all of the governor’s demands,” the New York Times reported on Tuesday. And that would include giving Cuomo control over the temperature in the venue. According to an email leaked to the Times, Nixon strategist Rebecca Katz demands the thermostat be set to a precise 76 degrees, invoking sexism to give the appeal an added boost.