Jessica Ramos: “The two front runners ended up being the person with the…”

“I honestly thought that Speaker Adams and our comptroller Lander and I would, would do a lot better given our records, given, you know, the serious way with which we treat legislating or governing. But that, unfortunately, wasn't the case. The two front runners ended up being the person with the most amount of scandals and the person with the least amount of experience. And so understanding that I am born and raised in a district that has been ground zero for so many things, for the pandemic, for Hurricane Ida, for the migrant influx.” (02:42–02:54)

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