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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 21, 2026

California is saving taxpayer money by keeping seniors and people with disabilities out of far more expensive nursing homes.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 21, 2026

We are making it clear that every New Yorker deserves a safe home—and every landlord who refuses to provide one will be held accountable.

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Carlos Gimenez
@carlosgimenez· Republican · FL· Jul 21, 2026

Haiti is a failed state, and I think that deporting Haitians who are under TPS right now, back to Haiti would be a huge mistake.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 21, 2026

What occurred outside 26 Federal Plaza this morning was deeply disturbing. I’m relieved no one was seriously injured and that a suspect is in custody. My team is in touch with the NYPD and we will support the federal investigation. Our…

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 21, 2026

Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city - and hold accountable any who threaten that.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 21, 2026

My team is in touch with the NYPD, and we will support the federal investigation. Our administration will continue to ensure that every New Yorker is safe in their city — and hold accountable any who threaten that.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 20, 2026

I think if you have to work to pay your bills, I think that that is one definition of being a part of the working class.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jul 20, 2026

Death sentences are unevenly and unfairly applied to people of color.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 20, 2026

Mamdani called Netanyahu a "war criminal" who "belongs in the Hague"

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Pete Buttigieg
@petebuttigieg· Democratic · IN· Jul 19, 2026

That is not bad luck. That is what happens when you have 27 years of one-party rule.

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Pete Buttigieg
@petebuttigieg· Democratic · IN· Jul 19, 2026

But even with that tilted playing field, I see enormous opportunity for Democrats.

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Pete Buttigieg
@petebuttigieg· Democratic · IN· Jul 19, 2026

I see us competing in places that would have been written off just a few months ago.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that's what we will do.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

That is an opinion that is held by many, purely because of what his actions have wrought over these last many years.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

And it is hard to find a more bankrupt policy approach than what our country has done to Gaza and to Palestine.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court,

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

I think what we have seen from New Yorkers, what we’ve seen from Americans, when we talk about this hunger for a new kind of politics, it’s a hunger to move beyond the bankruptcy that characterizes a lot of politics today.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

It’s hard to explain to a New Yorker why their needs are not even being discussed, and yet we have billions of dollars to kill civilians halfway across the world.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

I will follow the laws that we have here in New York City because I believe that there is an importance in following the law as a leader who presides over our city.

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Zohran Mamdani
@zohranmamdani· Democratic · NY· Jul 19, 2026

When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich. … Well, today we're taxing the rich. This pied-à-terre tax is specifically designed for the richest of the rich.

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