Zohran Mamdani: “The lesson that was being written at that time a year ago…”

“There were many obituaries that were written of the party's ability to inspire men, inspire young people, inspire Asian voters. And The lesson that was being written at that time a year ago was that to beat the Republican Party, we had to become the Republican Party. 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.” (09:00–09:09)

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