Lib foes of gov & rep join forces

ALBANY – The insurgent Democratic candidates taking on Gov. Cuomo and Queens Rep. Joseph Crowley in primaries are set to cross-endorse each other Monday, the Daily News has learned.

Actress and actvist Cynthia Nixon’s backing of Crowley opponent Alexandria OcasioCortez comes a day before Tuesday’s much-watched congressional primaries.

“Alexandria’s running an inspiring, insurgent, progressive campaign powered by the people,” said Nixon, who will square off against Cuomo in the Sept. 13 gubernatorial primary. “She represents the future of the Democratic Party.”

Ocasio-Cortez returned the love.

“We are thrilled to see progressive firebrands Cynthia Nixon and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joining forces,” said Ocasio-Cortez spokesman Saikat Chakrabarti. “They have the vision, the energy, and the policies that Democrats need to recapture America’s trust and support.”

Both women are forgoing corporate donations and support a single-payer health care system, 100% renewable energy and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Nixon described herself and Ocasio-Cortez as “underdogs” taking on the entrenched establishment dominated by men.

Crowley, whose district covers parts of Queens and the Bronx, is one of the highestranking House Democrats.

Nixon, who has the progressive Working Families Party line, is petitioning to get on the Sept. 13 Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot.