Sanders: I Wouldn’t Compare Mamdani to Obama or Clinton, He’s More than Charismatic, He’s Smart with a Progressive Agenda

HAYES Senator Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ an independent from Vermont ░░░░░░░░ endorsed Zohran Mamdani for ░░░░░░░░ In a new op ░░░░░░░░ for The Guardian he ░░░░░░░░ Will the Democrats learn ░░░░░░░░ Zohran Mamdani s victory ░░░░░░░░ he joins me now ░░░░░░░░ what s your reaction ░░░░░░░░ the big big upset ░░░░░░░░ night Sanders Enthusiastic It ░░░░░░░░ one of the great ░░░░░░░░ victories in modern history ░░░░░░░░ a brilliant campaign And ░░░░░░░░ think the most significant ░░░░░░░░ of his campaign and ░░░░░░░░ Chris would not compare ░░░░░░░░ to Obama or Clinton ░░░░░░░░ Zohran understood is that ░░░░░░░░ order to win you ░░░░░░░░ be more than charismatic ░░░░░░░░ he is You gotta ░░░░░░░░ more than smart which ░░░░░░░░ is You gotta build ░░░░░░░░ strong grassroots movement around ░░░░░░░░ progressive agenda He had ░░░░░░░░ and thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ on doors because they ░░░░░░░░ excited about his message ░░░░░░░░ his message said You ░░░░░░░░ what At a time ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented income and wealth ░░░░░░░░ yeah we are going ░░░░░░░░ ask the richest people ░░░░░░░░ New York City to ░░░░░░░░ paying their fair share ░░░░░░░░ taxes so among other ░░░░░░░░ we can address the ░░░░░░░░ crisis facing New York ░░░░░░░░ America by the way ░░░░░░░░ soaring housing costs They ░░░░░░░░ going to freeze rent ░░░░░░░░ a time when families ░░░░░░░░ t afford decent quality ░░░░░░░░ He s talking about ░░░░░░░░ to create publicly funded ░░░░░░░░ stores so that people ░░░░░░░░ can get food that ░░░░░░░░ affordable making busses free ░░░░░░░░ s giving people a ░░░░░░░░ agenda not just going ░░░░░░░░ Trump but giving something ░░░░░░░░ people can believe in ░░░░░░░░ analysis which reflects their ░░░░░░░░ So I thought it ░░░░░░░░ a great campaign and ░░░░░░░░ look forward to continue ░░░░░░░░ work with him.”