So 5% of New Yorkers elected our mayor and our other top elected officials. In a different context, you would call that leverage. Yes. The Democratic Party machine has created a system in which a handful of special interest groups... determine who their elected officials are. and I would put the teachers union as the most powerful one. And I was just watching the video last week of their forum, and every other mayoral candidate showed up to pander to them, and I didn't show up. (26:20)
CLAIM
Asserts that special interest groups have significant influence over elections in New York City.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
.jpg)