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Zohran Mamdani: “I found time and again, it was cost of living. And here in…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 09:14

And I wanted to actually listen to New Yorkers who voted for Trump and ask them what it was that drove them to do so. And when I asked them that question, I found time and again, it was cost of living. And here in New York City, that cost of living, it is felt, you know, in rent, it is felt in childcare. It's felt in groceries, felt in Con Edison bills. And some of that may be the same elsewhere in the country, some of it may be different. (09:14–09:26)

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Asserts that cost of living, including rent, childcare, groceries, and utility bills, is a major concern for New Yorkers.

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