Do you see Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party? No. I think the future of the Democratic Party is going to fall as far as we're concerned, relative to the House Democratic Caucus and members who are doing [00:00:16] a great work all across the country as it relates to our need to both take back control of the House. But in doing so, make sure that we're communicating to the American people like we understand you deserve better than the country that you have received. [00:00:32] There's your House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, CNN over the weekend denying the reality of his own base. Instead of acknowledging the power of populist, progressive energy that Mamdani is currently the face of, Jeffries offered really a word salad. I mean, what did he really say there? [00:00:49] A word salad about the House Democratic Caucus take back control, communicating that Americans deserve better. But most importantly, off the top, he answered, no. Mamdani Dani is not the future of the party. So let's pause there. Jake, for your $0.02. [00:01:05] Yeah. Maybe we should start calling the Democratic leadership the Caesar caucus for Caesar salad. Every one of their comments is word salad. What is that? We, relative to the House Democratic Caucus, blah blah de blah de blah blah. [00:01:20] Look, you don't have to say that Mamdani is the new leader of the Democratic Party. No, but I wouldn't say that. But is he an important, interesting figure who's obviously captured people's imagination and and presenting real change? Yeah, of course he is. [00:01:36] And remember, Hakeem Jeffries is now theoretically endorsed Mamdani. Does it look like he's endorsed him? Okay. But so you're going to see here how Mamdani, you know, reacts to it. And then I want to tell you, you know, obviously why this is happening [00:01:53] in the first place. Why the lukewarm response? All right. So, let's get to the response from one Zoran Mamdani. Hakeem Jeffries was asked this morning if you're the future of the Democratic Party. - He said no. - Good to know. - Do you have a response? - No. I'm focused on the next two days. [00:02:11] Do you think you're the future of the Democratic Party? I don't dare predict the future. That's why I'm out here canvasing to deal with my anxiety, to get through the tape of the future of 9 p.m. - On Tuesday. - I just can't help it. I smile whenever he's on, instead of getting drawn into a silly squabble. Mamdani said he was focused on the next two days canvasing, [00:02:29] likely to become the next mayor of New York City tomorrow, November 4th. So that leaves just about 24 hours for, I don't know, the rest of the establishment to try to defeat him. They've been unable to do that thus far, obsessing over the man, while voters [00:02:46] are instead focused on his platform, which is one rooted in concrete, progressive principles fair free busses, public childcare, city owned grocery stores and a rent freeze. The progressive wing of the Democratic Party is pounding the pavement, [00:03:01] winning primaries and about to take over City Hall in America's largest city. By actively refusing to acknowledge the momentum here and the clear policy wishes of their own base by instead choosing to defend the status quo Jank. [00:03:18] Isn't this blind spot by the party, this, refusal to see perhaps the future here without, you know, crowning him or anointing him? Isn't that the biggest problem? So this brother keeps saying, I'm trying to run for mayor of New York. [00:03:37] And so the things I care about are housing prices in New York, grocery prices in New York, transportation prices in New York. And they keep coming by and going, oh, yeah, we think you hate Israel. Why don't you talk about that? He's like, I'm trying to talk about New York. [00:03:54] They're like, shut up and talk about Israel. He's like, what is? What is going on now? This new thing is, are you the leader of the Democratic Party going forward? Why does he, if he wins a mayoral race, why does he have to be the leader of the Democratic Party, the future of the Democratic Party? [00:04:10] He's one of the guys that are young and in the Democratic Party and want to. We hope tomorrow wins an amazing race, right? Why? Like what? What is with the question in the first place? Like, I get Jake Tapper's question, even though I think the framing is weird, right? [00:04:25] But he's asking Hakeem Jeffries, you know, you claim you're for, Mamdani. You know, you endorsed him when you thought it's inevitable he's going to win. So I might as well do it a couple of days before the election. And your donors gave you permission because they feel like they've already lost. [00:04:41] Okay, I got it. But what do you think about the guy? And he's like, Caesar salad I'm tossing. Okay. Anyways, I'm going to give you a needless analogy here. I feel like Zoran is a guy trying to make a snowman, and every once in a while, [00:04:56] somebody comes by and hits him in the face with a snowball. He goes, yeah, what do you think about that snowball? He's like, guys, I'm trying to build a snowman. I'm not trying to have this fight, right. And they're like, oh yeah. And then they come on again in the back of the head with that snowball and you're like, okay, now what do you think about that snowball? [00:05:11] And if he makes the mistake of answering anything like, well, no, I don't think Israel is right to commit a genocide like But is anybody else trying to build a snowman or are you guys just having this nonsense? [00:05:27] Vicious snowball fight right there. See the elite, they don't want to build anything. They're already at the top. They don't want any change. So that's why Zoran is like their Kryptonite. Because not only is he not bowing his head to Israel, which already. [00:05:42] Like they're already at a on a scale of 1 to 10, they're already at 11 with fury about that, right? But on top of that, he represents change. They're like, oh, God. Wow. What is with this guy? Don't you know we fund you? You do nothing but support the donor class. [00:06:00] You don't ever change anything for the voters. This son of a bitch looks like he's going to represent the voters. And that's why they're so furious. Yeah. Is it that he doesn't need them? Or is it that he won't capitulate? [00:06:19] You know, I saw an interview with him a couple today. One where he was asked about, you know, what did you and Obama talk about? And would you be happy to have his endorsement? And he basically said, well, that's great, but I just want to be endorsed by the people. You know, this campaign, he didn't even use the word I. [00:06:34] And it's just so fascinating to me how he stays on message doesn't need them. But I still think that puts him in great jeopardy. Like, how dare he go around the establishment? Yeah, look, everything's a trick. And the hilarious thing about mainstream media [00:06:49] is they pretend to be objective, right? So why ask the Obama question? Because it's a lose lose for Romney. They're trying to put him in a lose lose question, right? So if he says, I don't care about Obama's endorsement, they go, oh my God, how disrespectful. Look, you know what? [00:07:05] It sounds like he hates black people, right? If he says, I do care about Obama's endorsement, well, you didn't get Obama's endorsement. Is that a big problem for you? Big problem? He was dying for Obama's endorsement but didn't get it. It's a huge failure on his part. I'm not joking. Those would definitely be the headlines. [00:07:22] I've seen it happen 200 times. So what if you're objective? Why are you trying to catch one of the candidates in a gotcha question with no right answer? It's like asking, when did you stop beating your wife? [00:07:38] Like, wait, there is no answer that question, right? So all right, last thing is, I'm so curious what's going to happen after the election. So like Hakeem Jeffries has this like, oh, we understand we got the message of the voters. You deserve better. No, no, no, dude, that doesn't mean anything. [00:07:54] What policies are you for? We've heard you all our lives, and then you never give us anything. Right. So when you turn to Mamdani, he's promised X, Y, and Z. My guess is he's going to try to do those things. Meanwhile, his opponents said, that's it. [00:08:12] If Mamdani is elected, New York's gonna sink into the ocean, and he's going to target all the Jews, and he's going to try to what, kill him? I don't know, they're lunatics. I don't know what they believe. There's another lunatic rabbi, in in New York today [00:08:27] giving a speech about anti Semitic. And we're all in danger, okay? When he doesn't kill you or harm you in any way, what lie are you going to make up next? When the New York's economy doesn't magically collapse overnight? [00:08:42] What liar are you going to make up next. And guys, the most important thing is for you to remember the lies they told before the election. So when you see that Mamdani does not do any of those things that you know who was lying to you and who was honest. [00:08:59] So almost all like the Mamdani opponents, there are real ones who are like, hey, I don't like his economic positions. No problem. That's normal. That's America. But for all the smear merchants that try to target him in 800 different ways for the elites, you'll see that it was all propaganda. [00:09:14] None of it was true. The issue, though, for me, is once it's decided tomorrow and there still has to be the election or election day, I wonder about the smears and how they will try to work so hard to undermine and make sure if there was even an inch available to make the policies successful, [00:09:34] they will do whatever they can to make New York sink. Every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets its wings. Totally not true, but it does keep you updated on our live shows.