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I very much appreciate the language and tone of your reply. It feels very different from the previous series of responses to others. Thank you!

So now, I will ask you what you think of Brad Lander's candidacy? I watched the debate and I thought he self-described very well. I'd already read the NYTimes analysis of the candidates, and reasons they found him the best choice.

No candidate is "perfect," a truth hard for all of us to accept when we "fall in love" with our candidate as I did with Obama, in particular, and that flame still burns within me...But I digress...

But given that I am no longer living in Manhattan, although I self-identify as a born and bred New Yorker, I am emotionally, as well as politically, invested in this campaign. So, I would appreciate your response, as well as responses from any other New York City voters who might read this.

Thanks again!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywUKRl16_zU

UPDATE to my previous post. After watching this 50 minute interview with Zohran Mamdani, I would definitely be voting for him if I were still living in Manhattan. I also learned before I watched the interview with Tim Miller of The Bulwark (link) that AOC endorsed Mamdani. But I needed to hear him speak substantively and more than in generalities before I made my decision. And Tim's questions and Zohran's responses very much impressed me. I am not easily impressed. Moreover, I get a gut feeling about people, particularly politicians, and I found him to be authentic, quite comfortable in seeing and expressing nuances, and having a wry and warm sense of humor.

I believe any of you here will appreciate the interview!

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