Zohran Mamdani: “If you can make something work in New York City, it is…”

“And I think this is something that Senator Sanders often shares with me and shares with so many others, is If you can make something work in New York City, it is allowed to be the proof of concept for it to work elsewhere. And I think that is what animates so many here, is that we know our struggles to afford life in the place that we call our home.” (53:06–53:14)

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