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On the recordNovember 2, 2025
I call myself a democratic socialist, in many ways inspired by the words of Dr. King from decades ago. ‘Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, there has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country,’
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York

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Mamdani discusses his identity as a democratic socialist and its inspiration from Dr. King's words.

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