Zohran Mamdani: “New York City is unique in that we have a ranked choice…”

“There are some people who say Adams won last time because the progressives split the vote. Well, I think New York City is unique in that we have a ranked choice voting system. So you cannot be a spoiler candidate in the traditional sense, where if you vote for me, you can't vote for someone else. You have five choices on your ballot.” (14:43–14:47)

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