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Zoran Mdani, a 33-year-old state
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assemblyman from Queens, won the city's
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Democratic primary for mayor. His
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closest opponent, Andrew Cuomo, conceded
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Tuesday night pretty quickly. It was a
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blowout. Mdani campaigned on New York's
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affordability crisis. We have won
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because New Yorkers have stood up for a
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city they can afford, a city where they
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can do more than just struggle. This is
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a political earthquake. I think it's
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hard not to be somewhat inspired by
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this. I love a younger generation of
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voters pushing back on money and the
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establishment. Bloomer gave $8 million
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to Cuomo. The Democratic political
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machine was run over by a populist
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younger movement and the Democratic
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establishment trying to shove Cuomo down
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the roads. What an a repulsive thing
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they did here. And so not listening to
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voters who matter. I was quite bothered
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quite frankly by some anti-Israel
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positioning in his background that made
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me uncomfortable. Having said that, I
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don't really care what a mayor thinks
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about Israel. I want them to pick up the
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trash and operate the subway. Sure, you
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want to look at their view on
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international affairs and New York
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punches above its weight class, but at
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the end of the day, it's an operational
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role. I love the idea of young people,
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and by the way, this is a form of
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revolution. And this is young people
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saying, "Whatever you folks are doing,
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the establishment isn't working, and
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we're picking someone new." The voters
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decided what they wanted. Every time
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Trump wins, you say, "The voters decided
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what they wanted." Well, they did. The
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voters wanted this. These are the
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voters. They vote the way they want to
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vote. So, respect their vote.