Cox did get involved in the recent
squabble over the selection of a candidate in the NY - 9 special election, successfully championing the 2010 candidate, Bob Turner, over the Queens Chairman Phil Ragusa's preference, Juan Reyes.
During the judicial primary elections September 12, Brooklyn Democratic voters seemed to base their
selections for Civil Court judge primarily on gender; immune, apparently, to an ongoing
squabble over the process for selecting the nominees, who are virtually guaranteed election in November given the borough's Democratic tilt.