0:00 Intro
1:03 Don't blame the kids for socialism
4:33 Zohran is America First?
8:22 How Zohran won over New York City
14:13 How Eric Adams got railroaded?
16:06 Right-wing criticism of Zohran
21:21 Why MTG and Tucker Carlson agree with Zohran
25:00 Conservatives and Israel
30:07 Zohran's anti-semitism hurdle
35:25 Zohran's new media campaign vs Cuomo's boomer campaign
39:21 Why the establishment hates Trump and Zohran
43:05 It's always the economy!
50:10 Vibe Shift
52:18 Trump and immigration
56:05 The politics of coalition building
01:04:17 How NYC priced out the working class
1:08:42 Zohran looked Trump voters in the eyes and won them over
Julian Dorey joins to break down how Zohran Mamdani’s socialist message—centered on everyday economic pain—won local hearts in New York City. But will the socialist survive a general election?

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