"He deserved it. He won."
"Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night, and he put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and inspired them and moved them and got them to come out and vote..."
"Democrats need to move away from calls for police reform and support for LGBT rights and instead embrace centrism."
"Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night. He put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and inspired them and got them to come out and vote."
"Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won."
"That's why I qualified for an independent line in November, I did that several months ago, because in the general election, more people come out to vote."
"Mamdani ran a highly impactful campaign that resonated with voters."
"Tonight is his night. He deserved it."
"Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani's night, and he put together a great campaign."
"Defund the police are the three dumbest words ever uttered in politics."
"They want to go further left. My argument is no, we lost because we were too far left."