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Brad Lander: “Dan Goldman is a quarter billionaire. He's the heir, one of…”

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Defeating A Corporate Dem Sellout | Brad Lander | TMR

Published May 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:13

I don't know how much he needs a pack. He's got a lot of his own money. I think he funded it with his own money. Well, so here's the deal. Dan Goldman is a quarter billionaire. He's the heir, one of the heirs to the Levi's fortune. He has put millions of his own dollars into his campaigns over the years and just put another million in a couple weeks ago. (04:13–04:19)

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“The crime is what ICE is doing.”
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“What I wish the governor would do is get on board supporting the New York for All Act.”
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“The restrictions that the governor is proposing are much softer than [the New York for All Act].”
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“ICE officers who don't identify themselves, who don't carry judicial warrants, generally continue to wear masks.”
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“What happened last week out in Bushwick...there were NYPD on the scene. And then what they did was essentially protected the ICE officers.”
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“He has put millions of his own dollars into his campaigns over the years and just put another million in a couple weeks ago.”
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“He still takes money from Wall street, from crypto, from APAC donors to the tune of millions of dollars.”
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“In New York City, I passed the toughest Independent Expenditure Disclosure act in the country.”
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“Dan Goldman takes crypto money and voted with Republicans to deregulate crypto.”
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“Dan Goldman takes AIPAC money and continues to support unconditional aid for genocide.”
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“That poll that by his super PAC has both the Working Families Party and DSA more popular than Dan Goldman in the New York Times.”
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“He voted to censure Rashida Tlaib with Republicans.”
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“We're not going to be able to redistrict this cycle, but we should be able to redistrict next cycle.”
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“The court has been expanded before, does not take a constitutional amendment.”
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“I was the lead sponsor of the Independent Expenditure Disclosure act, which requires disclosure of every contribution to a super PAC.”
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“We still have outside money in New York City elections, but we don't have dark money.”
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“Congress could pass [the Independent Expenditure Disclosure act] tomorrow.”
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