Dr. Fauci, Andrew Cuomo, AOC nominated for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’

Dr. Anthony Fauci and the essential workers who have labored throughout the coronavirus pandemic are tied neck-and-neck as key nominees for Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” award, a list on which New York’s  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have also landed.

The annual poll opened on Wednesday and pulls from reader vote submissions, as individuals are required to vote “yes” or “no” when asked whether or not a specific nominee should be chosen as the overall award winner.

Readers may cast votes of “yes” or “no” to all 80 of the magazine’s nominated candidates.

Final results will be revealed in early December, with Time’s editors selecting an overall winner by Dec. 10.

Fauci, the U. S.’s top epidemiologist who became a national fixture over the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic response, as well as essential employees doctors, nurses, delivery workers, public transit and grocery store employees are leading the publication’s list — as of Wednesday both are tied, after individually receiving a yes by 81 percent of respondents, and no by 19 percent of voters.

Thirty five percent of readers gave Cuomo a thumbs up for the award compared to 65 percent who voted no.

The third-term Democratic governor celebrated winning the 2020 International Emmys’ “Founders Award” last week as well as being a New York Times bestseller with his latest novel, “American Crisis.”

But he’s slightly trailing liberal darling, Bronx Democratic Socialist AOC — who has thus far secured 38 percent yes votes in her favor.

The Democratic presidential ticket scored big with president-elect Joe Biden clinching 64 percent of the yes votes compared to 36 percent in opposition, and his running mate Kamala Harris performed even better — by a 68 percent to 3... (Read more)

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