Sometimes politics runs in the family. After all, a background where you’re exposed to politics from an early age gives increased motivation, idealogical background, and exposure that you wouldn’t have otherwise. However, in certain cases having parents in politics can be a drawback rather than a benefit. Such is the case with Andrew Cuomo, son of former politician Mario Cuomo.

It was three decades ago, back in 1977, when Mario Cuomo was fighting an intense political battle with Ed Koch, a gay rights activist. During this campaign, Mario launched a controversial campaign slogan that read “vote Cuomo, not homo.” Needless to say, the current political climate is less amenable to comments such as these.

Andrew Cuomo’s political rival for the gubernatorial race in New York, Kristin Davis, has gone back into the archives to remind people just what Andrew’s political and idealogical upbringing was. Her campaign slogan has reversed that of Mario’s from ’77, and reads “vote homo, not Cuomo.” Davis is a gay rights activist who’s campaign includes pushing for the legalization of gay marriage, decriminalization of victimless crimes (including prostitution), and the legalization of marijuana has used the chance to note the different positions through a “like father, like son” attack campaign, claiming that the Democrat Cuomo isn’t doing enough for gay rights.

The Davis advertisement is running on cable television programming throughout the area, and is integrated in many of her other campaign materials. Davis’s campaign seems to feature many other advertisements along a similar vein, including attacks on Eliot Spitzer for the crimes that landed him in Rikers a few years ago.

As always, all voters are encouraged to look beyond the advertisements themselves and check into the politics and policies of each candidates. Making your vote count is about more than simply voting against those who have done things wrong, but voting for the politician you think best represents you.