As first reported back on February 9 by fellow former CNN colleague and Puck founding partner Dylan Byers, now-former longtime CNN senior political analyst and all-around tool John Avlon announced Wednesday morning that he’s running for Congress in New York’s first congressional district (anchored on Long Island) as a Democrat.
So, yes, the man who wrote the book Wingnuts decrying extremes in both parties and piously proclaiming he’s above the partisan fray is running as a far-left liberal. His campaign video launch was, as Ruthless co-host Josh Holmes observed, as though it were created by AI.
“I’m John Avlon and I believe the United States is the greatest democracy the world has ever known. But right now, our democracy is in danger. This election is not a drill. It’s up to all of us to stand up and get off the sidelines,” Avlon began before…
