It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC. I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and Gothamist Newsroom,

filling in for Brian today. Coming up on today's show, we'll talk to the head of the nurses union,

as the strike is now over at two out of the three hospital systems.

Nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore approved the new contract,

while their colleagues in the New York Presbyterian system rejected the deal,

so they're still on strike.

We'll talk about why the discrepancy

and what's in in terms of the deals at the two hospital systems where the nurses voted to

approve them. Plus, yesterday was Tin Cup Day in Albany, where local leaders, including New York City

Mayor, head to the Capitol to ask the state legislature for more money. We'll hear how it went for Mayor

Mamdani, his first time going through this experience in his new role. And we'll wrap today's

show by hearing what you've been following in the Winter Olympics. Are you on the Quad God train?

If you don't know who I'm talking about, stay tuned. We will explain. But first, next Tuesday, early voting will begin for primary voters in Texas. Among Democrats, one raced watch is the matchup of U.S. House Representative Jasmine Crockett against State Representative James Telerico. They're vying for their party's U.S. Senate nomination. It's just one early test to see

what style of Democratic Party leadership is resonating most effectively with voters as the party

scrambles to define itself ahead of the midterm elections. Last year, Atlantic staff writer

Mark Leibovic set out to explore key questions about the Democrats' viability after embarrassing

2024 losses. Are they capable of regaining some measure of power despite themselves, he wrote?

That inquiry set him on a journey across the country to talk with Democratic candidates, party leaders,

operatives and my personal favorite, voters, about the state of the

party and what it needed to do to win in these upcoming elections. The result is his latest

piece for the Atlantic that, as much as anything, really underscores the many challenges facing

the Democratic brand. It's headlined, the Democrats aren't built for this.

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