Suozzi, describing himself as “a Democratic capitalist,” said he does not see eye to eye on everything Mamdani, a socialist running for New York City mayor, advocates. However, he urged others to recognize how Mamdani “tapped into” the concerns people have about the nation’s economy, saying this is what Trump also did ahead of the 2024 election.
“Affordability and the economy is the No. 1 issue in the country, and too often, Democrats are not perceived as being focused on affordability and the economy and the middle class and people aspiring to the middle class and their economic concerns,” Suozzi said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “They see Democrats as being primarily focused on reproductive rights and on LGBT protections, which are important
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