Ro Khanna
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So there are certain things which are pretty practical.
Most people don't pay for the buses anyway.
They're on the buses without paying the ticket.
And if he wants to make the buses free, that's a reasonable policy.
But he was basically saying, well, you can't afford to live in New York.
And none of the other candidates really spoke about that.
They were speaking about crime and public safety, and they weren't talking about the economy.
And the other thing is, and I have a
differences on him on the Middle East.
I'm for a two-state solution.
I condemn globalizing the Intifada.
But he was saying, look, there are too many people that are being killed in Gaza and whose policies are wrong.
And that resonated with people in New York City.
I think he's a candidate that is sounding the five alarm fire on affordability and the loss of the American dream.
How he governs is, I think, going to be a challenge.
And I hope that he he's a very talented guy.
I hope he says, OK, look, I'm going to sit down as I am with business leaders and
other leaders and say, help me achieve my goals.
Like, okay, I want to have a rent freeze on the apartments that are controlled by New York, but I also want to make sure we're doubling housing construction and building new housing.
And how do we do that?