Zohran Mamdani: “I felt like I had a 3% chance of winning, and that's…”

“And there were a lot of people who looked at the swing of our politics and thought that the only way to beat someone heading towards the right is to head towards the right yourself. And you felt like you were gonna win? I felt like I had a 3% chance of winning, and that's probably giving me an extra two points. Did you. Was there someone that you. That you spoke to who said don't run? Oh, tons, tons. Did your girl say that? No, my wife. Your wife? She's still here.” (21:35–21:41)

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