It's the Brian Laira show on WNYC.

Good morning, everyone.

It's debate day in New York amid the ice raids in L.A.

And protests in so many places, our political reporter

Elizabeth Kim usually comes on with us on Wednesdays, but she is making this Thursday appearance

this week to discuss her article on Gothamist called New York City mayoral candidates way

showdown with Trump as immigration protests intensify. We'll talk about other mayoral

politics too and some other races that we haven't been talking about much that are worth mentioning

as primary day approaches. But tonight at seven is the second and final campaign finance

board, Democratic mayoral primary debate. I will be one of the

moderators on WNYC and Spectrum News New York One with the seven candidates who qualified based on

the campaign finance board's rules. Obviously the raids and the protests will be one of the topics.

Obviously it will not be the only topic. Tonight's second

debate comes a week after the first one. Since that debate, we have seen the LA situation

break out, as well as high-profile endorsements come in, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for

Zeran Mamdani. That was after the debate. Jessica Ramos and Michael Bloomberg for Andrew Cuomo.

And a collection of 15 opinion contributors to the New York Times with the net effect of Brad

Lander coming out as the group's number one. There were also new polls with contrasting results

about how close it is between Mamdnie and Cuomo. We'll talk about

some of the campaign news with WNYC and Gothamist political reporter Elizabeth Kim now. Hi, Liz. I usually

say happy Wednesday. I'll say happy debate day. Happy debate day, Brian. The LA situation really

broke out last Friday. How much in general have you seen the Democratic

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