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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 25, 2025

But there is one thing that I will change. I will no longer look for myself in the shadows. I will find myself in the light.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 25, 2025

I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, who stopped taking the subway after Sept.11th because she did not feel safe in her hijab.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 25, 2025

I will not change who I am, how I eat, or the faith that I’m proud to call my own.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 25, 2025

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 24, 2025

This is serious, this is urgent – and requires immediate action.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 24, 2025

Quite literally the center of the universe in startups and innovation, entrepreneurial.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 24, 2025

I mean, we're the center of the universe in terms of artificial intelligence.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 24, 2025

I welcome Leader Jeffries’ support and look forward to delivering a city government, and building a Democratic Party, relentlessly committed to our affordability agenda — and to fighting Trump’s authoritarianism.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 24, 2025

He compared me to violent, extremists. And he lied again and again when he said that our movement seeks to burn churches and destroy communities.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 24, 2025

In an era of ever-diminishing bipartisanship, it seems that Islamophobia has emerged as one of the few areas of agreement.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

You’re going to see more people leave New York. You’re going to see less revenue for New York.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

If you don’t respect law and order and the police, you’re going to see crime go up.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

This is the future of New York City at stake.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 23, 2025

Trump has finally, for once, listened to reason – and heard what we have been saying from the beginning.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

Once again, the Trump administration chooses authoritarian theatrics that create fear, not safety. It must stop.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

When you lie and state you can freeze rent - you can't freeze rent in NYCHA. You can't freeze rent in Mitchell-Lama. You can't freeze rent in market rate housing. You can't freeze rent, but you are lying and telling people you can do so…

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

Andrew and I are two kids from New York, and when you think about it, Andrew and his brother, and I have three of them, and brothers fight. But when families are attacked, brothers come together. They understand that you have to protect…

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 23, 2025

[Trump] wants Andrew Cuomo to be the mayor, not because it will be good for New Yorkers, but because it will be good for him.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Oct 22, 2025

If you want a candidate for mayor who tells you everything that he cannot do, then Andrew Cuomo should be your choice.

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