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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Discusses Affordability and Transition

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

Politics, News

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how the GOP is losing the support of the American people as the affordability crisis gets worse and Trump keeps on calling it a hoax and Meiselas interviews New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani about addressing affordability and about the transition process. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast⁠ Legal AF: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af⁠ MissTrial: ⁠https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial⁠ The PoliticsGirl Podcast: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast⁠ Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan⁠ Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen⁠ The Weekend Show: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show⁠ Burn the Boats: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats⁠ Majority 54: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54⁠ Political Beatdown: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown⁠ On Democracy with FP Wellman: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman⁠ Uncovered: ⁠https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Oh, the MAGA Republicans are losing control and they are collapsing right before our eyes on various live

0:36.8

TV appearances, whether it's speaker,

0:39.2

Maga Mike Johnson saying that what's really just confusing the American people is that the

0:44.5

Maga Republicans have so many great messages on affordability. They just got to be a little more

0:50.0

focused. That's what they're going with.'re too good on affordability really that's what you

0:54.9

think your play this clip president trump's going to pennsylvania tuesday i believe to talk about

1:00.4

his economic agenda ahead of the midterms do the republicans have a messaging problem with affordability

1:06.5

no it's just that we've had so many things to message i mean it's a blessing and a curse

1:10.1

the big beautiful bill was aptly named because there was so much in it, so much policy. And there were so many things to message all at once. So you had different Republicans out talking about different things, which they need to do in their districts, but it made it appear as though the message wasn't unified. We are laser focused on affordability, bringing down the cost of living. Then you've got MAGA Republican Congress member Hardopoulos and this guy's like, of course we're winning this issue. Why do you think Republicans keep on winning? You're not. Okay. Here play this clip. You know, the Democrats in California went to the extreme. We're just trying to keep up with them at this point. But that said,

1:44.5

I'm glad to see the Texas maps are finally in place. I think that will give an opportunity for

1:48.5

us to keep the House. But we're going to keep the House, in my opinion, because we are the

1:52.1

ones addressing the issue of affordability. The Democrats, there have answered for affordability

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