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Zohran Mamdani: “There is a public matching system [in New York City]. If you…”

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

New York City Mayoral Campaign Speech by DSA Member

Published November 20, 2024 | Video Starts at 16:32

… this one last section, which is that if you have yet to donate to this campaign, I must also ask this. Because the beauty of New York City is that There is a public matching system [in New York City]. If you give $10 or more, it is matched eight times by the city of New York. And we want to run a campaign that is not just a left campaign, a socialist campaign, a principled campaign. (16:32–16:44)

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Describes New York City's public matching system for campaign donations.

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