He had the President of the United States against him. He had the Republican establishment, he had all the big money interest in New York against him. And you know what? He beat him. He beat [them] because he mobilized at the grassroots level. He had 90,000 volunteers. A month or so ago, we supported a candidate named Analilia Mejia in New Jersey. Nobody knew who Analilia was when she began her campaign. (07:31–07:35)
CLAIM
Asserts that Zahran Mamdani won his campaign through grassroots mobilization.
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