Zohran Mamdani: “I am the Democratic nominee, thanks to the support of New…”

“One that he is directly conspiring with, another that he has bailed out of legal trouble and functionally controls, and the third, who is quite literally a member of the Republican Party. I am the Democratic nominee, thanks to the support of New Yorkers across these five boroughs, with the most votes of any Democratic primary nominee in the history of Democratic primaries in this city. And I take with that a confidence of how we will make our case and a belief in the values of this Priority Party that they can finally deliver for the people of this city if we are willing to actually fight for them.” (20:38–20:50)

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