Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
OK I finally finished listening to Zohran Mamdani's appearance on Odd Lots. I thought he did well. I wish he had engaged with the Joe Weisenthal's questions about why non-white working class voters seem to recoil most at left-wing policies that high-educated whites embrace. Overall, though, I felt the interview was a little softball. Given how much more likely he is to secure the nomination, I wish Andrew Cuomo would go on a show like this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn0sFssPZTg
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Alexander C. Kaufman
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Alexander C. Kaufman
@kaufman
Yesterday, I had coffee with Whitney Tilson, the former hedge funder running as a centrist in the primary. He was reluctant to attack Cuomo, his most obvious competition for voters, because he's mostly focused on stopping Mamdani, whom he sees as a real threat. https://x.com/WhitneyTilson/status/1912927038249341055https://x.com/WhitneyTilson/status/1912927038249341055
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
are you familiar with Rob Henderson's "luxury beliefs" concept?
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Ryan
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I do also think from a campaign perspective he did well. I just wanted more from the hosts in terms of understanding details but not his fault and also I get it, it’s not a 3 hour podcast Also yes, to @ted point that’s an interesting one that, I get you don’t want to philosophize on the campaign trail and/or alienate your biggest supporters but I do feel like the luxury beliefs is an accurate lens that wasn’t discussed
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