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Search results for "New Yorkers en masse have expressed enthusiasm for democratic socialism"

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Bill de Blasio stated on June 26, 2019 in comments made during the first Democratic presidential primary debate:
"It matters that we nominate a candidate who saw the destruction wrought by a broken health care system and gave people universal health care. … These things really matter. And these are the things that I've done in New York."
By Emmarie Huetteman• June 27, 2019
Nicholas Langworthy stated on March 17, 2021 in a mass email:
Residents of New York state “pay the highest taxes in the nation.”
By Landon Allison, John Pullano• April 12, 2021
Viral image stated on October 15, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Photo shows a taxi driver in New York City who “drives around taking people to kill.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 19, 2022
Donald Trump stated on March 02, 2020 in a Tweet:
Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• March 11, 2020
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet:
“No state gets back less from Washington than New York state.”
By Cassidey Kavathas, Hannah Roesch• February 11, 2021
Lee Zeldin stated on December 08, 2021 in a Tweet:
“Voter ID is supported by an overwhelming majority of NYers, from all across the state, walks of life, & political parties.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 18, 2021
Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release:
“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
By Cameron Carr• June 19, 2023
X posts stated on January 22, 2025 in a post:
Elon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.”
By Sara Swann• January 23, 2025
Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 08, 2020 in a newspaper interview:
New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.”
By Rachel Kimmel, Julia Schneider• May 13, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2012 in a post on the Internet:
"USA is #1 in gun violence."
By Louis Jacobson• July 23, 2012
NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video:
Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. 
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 11, 2016
Bernie Sanders stated on February 15, 2020 in a speech in Las Vegas:
Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2020
Free Thought Project stated on January 24, 2020 in in a blog post:
“State Forces Citizens to Pay for ‘Stargazing Permit’ to View Night Sky in Public Parks”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 9, 2020
Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email:
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025
Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2019 in Facebook posts:
The El Paso and Dayton shootings were "false flag" attacks coordinated by the "deep state."
By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2019
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 23, 2020 in a news conference:
“At the end of the year, we put into that federal pot $116 billion more than we take out,” while Kentucky “takes out $148 billion more than they put in.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 5, 2020
X posts stated on May 14, 2022 in Twitter posts:
The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was a “false flag event.”
By Gabrielle Settles• May 18, 2022
Bill de Blasio stated on May 17, 2019 in an interview:
"We’ve lifted hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty in the last five years."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 10, 2019
Ritchie Torres stated on May 23, 2024 in a television interview:
“The loss of SALT deductibility cost our state $15 billion in revenue. So New Yorkers are paying more in taxes and receiving fewer services because of Donald Trump.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• June 21, 2024
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"The government will be infiltrating” personal text messages.
By Tom Kertscher• July 15, 2021

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