Brad Gerstner
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I think he absolutely gets what's at stake.
70% of people feel left out and left behind.
They feel like the system is rigged against them.
And when you have somebody like Mondami who comes along and promises everything under the sun for free, that he can solve all of these problems, I think it's very enticing for young people who are frustrated.
You know, Chamath and I were with Vivek Ramaswamy last night and Vivek tweeted about this yesterday.
Republicans have to talk about the issue of affordability.
Right.
And I think they really have a good game plan around the Main Street agenda for affordability.
Remember, no tax on tips.
That doesn't help rich people.
Helps people who are feeling left out.
No tax on overtime helps people who are feeling left out.
But that's getting drowned out.
You know, Jason, as you pointed out in the moment by people who feel like their grocery bills are going up, the cost of rent is going up, etc.
So that is going to be the struggle over the course of the next 12 months.
That is the battling narrative.
And in the Democratic Party, clearly this was remember, this was a fight within the Democratic Party.
between Andrew Cuomo and Mamdani and the centrist Democrats are losing to kind of the more socialist wing of the party.
And I think on a national level, folks in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, they don't fall for that.
They believe in the American dream.