Whitney Tilson: “I am not running as a machine politician. I'm sort of…”

“What do you want New York City voters to know about you? Yeah. That I'm smart and honest. And if I get elected, I will not owe anything to anyone because I am not running as a machine politician. I'm sort of running as a Democrat against the party bosses, against the political machine. So they can rest assured that every minute of every day, I and all the other really competent people that I hire in my administration will be fighting for New Yorkers 24.” (26:00–26:09)

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