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

If we’ve made one thing clear, it’s that we need not choose between freedom and fairness.

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

To Mr. Cuomo, I have never had to resign in disgrace. I have never cut Medicaid. I have never stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from the MTA. I have never hounded the 13 women who credibly accused me of sexual harassment. I have never…

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

To be a democratic socialist means that you are committed to the state providing for people that which is necessary to live a dignified life.

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

This is a city that we want to ensure does not become a museum or a relic of the working-class people who built it, but rather a living, breathing testament to the continuation of that story.

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

I know if 50 Cent is listening, he's not going to be happy about this.

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

And the second is taxing the top 1% of New Yorkers. We're talking about people who make a million dollars a year or more, taxing them just by a flat 2% tax increase.

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

We're talking about corporations that are making millions of dollars, not in revenue, but in profit.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Five times. I’m looking forward to November.

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

Ultimately, what he’s having a hard time getting to grips with is that we are exactly where we want to be.

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

I have never had to resign in disgrace. I have never cut Medicaid. I have never stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from the MTA... I am not you, Mr. Cuomo.

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

We are approaching the dawn of a new era in New York City. We are turning the page on the corrupt politics of the past that made this the most expensive city in the United States of America.

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Eric Adams
@ericadams· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

What NYC deserves is a mayor who’s proud to run on his record – not one who ran from his record.

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

New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.

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

I will fight for a city that works for you, that is affordable for you, that is safe for you.

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

These are the opinions of only about a dozen New Yorkers. A democracy will be decided by close to a million New Yorkers.

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

We can be free and we can be fed. We can demand what we deserve.

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

Today, eight months after launching this campaign with the vision of a city that every New Yorker could afford, we have won.

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

The directness of our politics requires no translation. Our campaign is driven by a belief that, while there may not be an ideological majority in New York City, there is a majority of New Yorkers who feel left behind by the economic…

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