Richard Haass: A Lot of Mamdani’s Promises Are Simply Unsustainable

LEMIRE I think that ░░░░░░░░ Mamdani there are dangers ░░░░░░░░ draw too many national ░░░░░░░░ from a race in ░░░░░░░░ York City a race ░░░░░░░░ there are two thirds ░░░░░░░░ We also still have ░░░░░░░░ general election which could ░░░░░░░░ complicated We ll get ░░░░░░░░ it with potentially Cuomo ░░░░░░░░ certainly Eric Adams the ░░░░░░░░ mayor running his independence ░░░░░░░░ I think for Democrats ░░░░░░░░ s something to be ░░░░░░░░ and this is what ░░░░░░░░ heard from yesterday Yes ░░░░░░░░ are concerns maybe he ░░░░░░░░ too lefty he s ░░░░░░░░ liberal we ll get ░░░░░░░░ that too but at ░░░░░░░░ very least he s ░░░░░░░░ young fresh face for ░░░░░░░░ party that kind of ░░░░░░░░ to turn the page ░░░░░░░░ I m shocked to ░░░░░░░░ you say that Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ the party of Nancy ░░░░░░░░ Chuck Schumer Elizabeth Warren ░░░░░░░░ Sanders LEMIRE Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden So yeah ░░░░░░░░ he s also a ░░░░░░░░ good political athlete just ░░░░░░░░ terms of sheer talent ░░░░░░░░ really mobilized younger kids ░░░░░░░░ around the city I ░░░░░░░░ the real question is ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ ledger A lot of ░░░░░░░░ agenda raising taxes a ░░░░░░░░ of his promises are ░░░░░░░░ unsustainable I would argue ░░░░░░░░ views on Israel are ░░░░░░░░ shall we say controversial ░░░░░░░░ to me the most ░░░░░░░░ question is to what ░░░░░░░░ is he prepared to ░░░░░░░░ towards the center Will ░░░░░░░░ do so Can he ░░░░░░░░ so without losing his ░░░░░░░░ And that is because ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t want ░░░░░░░░ see are massive defections ░░░░░░░░ wealthy individuals and businesses ░░░░░░░░ of New York That ░░░░░░░░ something New York City ░░░░░░░░ t simply have the ░░░░░░░░ for anymore This is ░░░░░░░░ city in difficult shape ░░░░░░░░ terms of security in ░░░░░░░░ of its fiscal situation ░░░░░░░░ to me the real ░░░░░░░░ is to what extent ░░░░░░░░ he willing and able ░░░░░░░░ reassure the business community ░░░░░░░░ wealthier New Yorkers older ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers without losing his ░░░░░░░░ LEMIRE And you hit ░░░░░░░░ something He s the ░░░░░░░░ Democrat we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ a year or so ░░░░░░░░ really excited voters People ░░░░░░░░ to turn out for ░░░░░░░░ They were enthusiastic They ░░░░░░░░ Also enthusiastic Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ say look he is ░░░░░░░░ of step He s ░░░░░░░░ lefty He s too ░░░░░░░░ We heard from J ░░░░░░░░ Vance saying that Mamdani ░░░░░░░░ now be the new ░░░░░░░░ of the National Party ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ to Link him and ░░░░░░░░ of his more out ░░░░░░░░ ideas shall we say ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ and thinking that isn ░░░░░░░░ what America wants We ░░░░░░░░ see It is a ░░░░░░░░ development here We will ░░░░░░░░ more on it later ░░░░░░░░ the show.”