Zohran Mamdani: “Mayor Adams won by about 7,000 votes in an election to…”

“You know, I think one thing to remember, especially about the 2021 mayoral primary, is despite the way that Mayor Adams walks around as if he was elected with a mandate, he Mayor Adams won by about 7,000 votes in an election to represent 8.3 million people. And it was one that he eked out as there were a number of candidates. There was Catherine Garcia, who came in second, Maya Wiley, who came in third.” (00:58–01:13)

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