Branstad, Cuomo Proposals Highlight Deployment's Growth as Gubernatorial Campaign Issue

摘要

Broadband deployment gained traction this year as a campaign issue for gubernatorial candidates,nsaid government and industry observers in interviews, but it still isn’t viewed as a marquee component fornmost campaigns. Broadband was a campaign issue in multiple contests this election cycle, taking a specialnprominence in Iowa and New York. Incumbent governors in the two states — Republican TerrynBranstad in Iowa and Democrat Andrew Cuomo in New York — issued plans to encourage broadbandndevelopment as part of their re-election bids. Both incumbents won re-election. Branstad won with 59npercent of the vote against Democrat Jack Hatch, while Cuomo won with 54 percent of the vote againstnRepublican Rob Astorino.