Zohran Mamdani: “Too many working class New Yorkers, working class Americans…”

“Chief among it is the fact that the only real majority in this country and in this city is that of the working class. And Too many working class New Yorkers, working class Americans do not see themselves at the heart of our politics. When I walk around this city, the questions people ask me are about how they can afford housing, child care, public transit. Even so, does it need a new party for them to believe it?” (17:22–17:31)

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