Zohran Mamdani: “We've even had a mayor who was a member of the Democratic…”

“As if there is no precedent for it. Think about democratic socialism. I am a democratic socialist. I also wouldn't be the first Democratic socialist mayor. We've had a number, and We've even had a mayor who was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. That's David Dinkins. you know, not just a few decades ago. And people ask me, how can this interact with New York City being the home of global finance?” (30:58–31:03)

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