It also presented a chance to double down on his credentials and
position himself as a progressive leader for New York — and perhaps the nation — as he faces a primary challenge from the left and a crescendo of voters across the country, at least within his own party, who
seem to have little appetite or patience for
moderates.
It
seems perhaps possible that the CRTC will adopt a
moderate approach with respect to benign holiday greetings just as has been the case for the CRTC's public
position on mere factual reports taken in 2014.