Astead Herndon

I could feel them increasingly become obsessed with things that were not tangible to people.

Things like representation being there deliverable for Black and Latino communities over kitchen table economic prices style things.

of stepping away from unions, things like that.

And I think what Mamdani – one of the lessons of Mamdani is a return to a type of politics that people can feel.

And I think beyond the kind of right-left center of it all, that's a lesson that Democrats can take in.

Part of that authenticity that we were hearing people liked about him from the watch party comes not only in the consistency of his beliefs, but the fact that his policies are targeted –

at those same communities who powered his rise.

And so more, I think, than even the values that Mamdani holds, I think there is a broader lesson that the way you build trust, the way you build authenticity is by coming from a place where you're shaping your policies around your actual beliefs.

What Mamdani does is start from his premise.

And so, you know, when I'm at that rally,

And he says, freeze the, and the crowd can reply.

Or, you know, make buses fast and they can reply.

That reminds me of the moment at the Trump rally where he says, build the wall.

There's a tangible expectation that the value itself is what's driving the policy and voters can latch on to it.

And I'm saying that's, I think, a lesson is to be able to have things that people can feel and people can be excited about.

Yeah, let's do it.

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