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Zohran Mamdani: “If government can’t do the small things, how could you ever trust it to do the big ones? How can we promise to transform…”

On the recordAugust 28, 2026
If government can’t do the small things, how could you ever trust it to do the big ones? How can we promise to transform our city if we can’t pave your street?
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Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York
Source
vox.com

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of small municipal fixes for public trust.

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