Mamdani says his platform would be successful with candidates outside of NYC
'Do you think that is a platform that would work for other candidates running in other parts of the country?' MSNBC's Jen Psaki asked Mamdani in an interview on 'The Briefing.'
'Absolutely,' Mamdani responded. 'I think, ultimately, this is a campaign about inequality. And you don't have to live in the most expensive city in the country to have experienced that inequality, because it's a national issue.
'And what Americans coast to coast are looking for are people who will fight for them. Not just believe in the things that resonate with their lives, but actually fight and deliver on those very things,' he added.
Mamdani, a democratic socialist, shocked political observers Tuesday by leading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 7 points before New York even began initiating the ranked choice calculations, drawing a concession from Cuomo and declaring victory himself. The primary results will be final by July 1.
The 33-year-old progressive immigrated to the U.S. from Uganda as a child and has spent most of his life in the nation's biggest city. If he clinches New York City's top job, Mamdani would be its first Muslim mayor, and its first Asian mayor.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a recent interview that former Vice President Kamala Harris would be president if she had used the same campaign playbook as Mamdani.
'Look, he ran a brilliant campaign. And it wasn't just him. What he understood and understands — campaign's not over — is that to run a brilliant campaign, you have to run a grassroots campaign,' Sanders told Politico Magazine in a piece published Wednesday.
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