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On the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks against Israel by Hamas, Zohran Mamdani issued a statement mourning that tragedy but also choosing to highlight the death toll of Palestinians in Gaza and condemning the U.S. Government, claiming they are complicit in a genocidal war. The statement has drawn some criticism for the message he portrayed and for when he chose to release it, but will it ultimately hurt his poll numbers? J.C. Polanco, political analyst and University of Mount Saint Vincent Assistant Professor, spoke with Mendte in the Morning about the statement and what should have been said on the tragic anniversary.
“We think about the lives that were lost that day and know that there are New Yorkers among us who have families who can connect with a group of people that were attacked in such a manner and just focus on that,” Polanco told host Larry Mendte. “He couldn’t do it because doing it would hurt his base.”
Polanco can’t figure out why Mamdani can seemingly do no wrong in the eyes of voters: “I don’t know what it is but it’s getting to a point where I have to question what is happening here.”
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