Ro Khanna
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No, strength comes from conviction.
That's how Gandhi led.
That's how Mandela led.
That's why Bernie leads.
Strength comes from moral conviction and standing on a moral ground.
That's why Mamdani was so powerful in what he did in New York.
People knew he believed what he was saying.
And I just think if we had that kind of leadership, we would have a sweeping majority.
We had a realignment in this country.
Yeah, and Newsom doesn't want to offend the donor base, but here's what they're missing.
The younger progressives, they say to me when I talk about a tax on billionaires and 1% a year or 2% a year, they say, Roe, I don't think they realize you're being nice.
Sure, wait till we get into power.
Like the reality, let's look at some just basic economic facts in this country.
I represent a district in Silicon Valley that is a third of the national wealth.
A third of the stock market is in my 50 mile radius.
Apple, Google, Nvidia, Tesla, Broadcom, $18 trillion of wealth.
The entire national stock market is 70 trillion.
Income inequality in this country is at the highest it's been in 60 years.
The worker share of income in this country is the lowest it's been in 75 years.
Young people, even with college graduates, are having a hard time getting a job because AI is eliminating some of those entry-level jobs.