Molly Jong-Fast: Zohran Mamdani’s Messaging on ‘Economic Populism’ Was Great

Jong Fast It s ░░░░░░░░ interesting sitting here with ░░░░░░░░ too because you re ░░░░░░░░ 10 years younger than ░░░░░░░░ am you re in ░░░░░░░░ 30s TORRE Who s ░░░░░░░░ Jong Fast Well I ░░░░░░░░ am But you re ░░░░░░░░ TORRE Touch Touch Jong ░░░░░░░░ you re in you ░░░░░░░░ in your 30s And ░░░░░░░░ candidate got this huge ░░░░░░░░ of voters who do ░░░░░░░░ come out in Democratic ░░░░░░░░ and they came out ░░░░░░░░ him Because he spoke ░░░░░░░░ them right TORRE That ░░░░░░░░ right Jong Fast And ░░░░░░░░ I ve been really ░░░░░░░░ by is how Democrats ░░░░░░░░ had so much trouble ░░░░░░░░ on economic populism when ░░░░░░░░ fact most of their ░░░░░░░░ are actual economic populism ░░░░░░░░ we re watching this ░░░░░░░░ a rama right now ░░░░░░░░ will give I mean ░░░░░░░░ the way the numbers ░░░░░░░░ this in this bill ░░░░░░░░ billion boost to military ░░░░░░░░ OK cutting food stamps ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid closing rural hospitals ░░░░░░░░ mean so like Republicans ░░░░░░░░ not doing economic populism ░░░░░░░░ No Jong Fast Right ░░░░░░░░ No No Katty it ░░░░░░░░ seems pretty clear in ░░░░░░░░ of the intention but ░░░░░░░░ mentioned it before the ░░░░░░░░ pessimism Jong Fast Right ░░░░░░░░ is around how do ░░░░░░░░ coordinate live in real ░░░░░░░░ as we look at ░░░░░░░░ bottom right picture in ░░░░░░░░ Jong Fast But but ░░░░░░░░ s really I think ░░░░░░░░ s really important and ░░░░░░░░ up these young voters ░░░░░░░░ TORRE Yes Jong Fast ░░░░░░░░ going to be the ░░░░░░░░ if Democrats are going ░░░░░░░░ win TORRE It s ░░░░░░░░ the future I dare ░░░░░░░░ KAY Yeah but we ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ have a Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is showing ░░░░░░░░ every single day how ░░░░░░░░ control he has over ░░░░░░░░ party Jong Fast Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And we have maybe ░░░░░░░░ s because they re ░░░░░░░░ of power but we ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic Party that ░░░░░░░░ still having these debates ░░░░░░░░ openly among themselves Jong ░░░░░░░░ Yeah.”