Astead Herndon

That is a priority as well.

So it's all of the above when we think about the campaign promises.

So success is the big three promises.

Success is the big three.

What about political goals?

I mean, I was literally on cable news today and they're talking about the Mamdani wing of the Democratic Party.

And they're talking about all, you know, challengers facing incumbents and the goal of spreading kind of progressivism, I think specifically socialism across the country.

Is that a goal you share?

Like, is that do you look out at those challengers and say that is the Mamdani wing?

But the implication is that part of your political project is to spread across the country and to Congress.

Is that?

You know, one of the things I also wanted to ask is like, it feels like core to the kind of Democratic Party's questions of moving forward has been to what to take from your campaign.

I have heard people say everything from it's all about social media to kind of separate from the substance.

I actually want to read you a quote and have you respond to it.

Is this mean tweets or good tweets?

No, no, no, not tweets at all.

I wanted to know, do you think this is true?

Like when we get outside of New York, how, you know, are we thinking that it's less about substance of campaign than tactics or can we separate those things?

I appreciate your time and thank you for making time for us.

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