New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said Saturday that Democrats have lost sight of the important economic issues facing working-class Americans as the party works to rebuild itself after a devastating loss in the 2024 presidential election.

“The party, as a whole, has lost its focus on working people,” Mamdani said in an interview with MS Now.

“People want to know: What are you going to do for rent? What are you going to do for housing? What are you going to do for gas? What are you going to do for groceries? We have to have answers to that.”

Issues like housing affordability, the cost of healthcare and rising gas prices should be at the forefront of the party’s focus, according to Mamdani, rather than ideological battles that distract from what matters to most Americans.

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    3 hours ago

    A non-zero amount, which is more than can be said about people whining toothlessly on the internet

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        Fine, he balanced the NYC budget. This is the part where you either admit you’re wrong, call that fake news, or pretend that it doesn’t count for some reason. I can tell from your previous posts that the first isn’t going to happen so which of the other two options are you going to pick?

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          Explain what you mean by “balancing the NYC budget” (i.e. how, elaborate). A source would be cool, while you’re at it.

          FYI, if you’ve read my posts, you’d know I don’t retort w “fake news” as a counterargument.