The Dems "Undoing" In NY: Interview with Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) On Midterm Lessons – Mo News Bonus Edition

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🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) discusses the lessons of the 2022 midterms for Democrats and Republicans. “The cruelest irony of the midterm elections is that New York was the only place where there was a clear red wave,” he tells Mosheh, noting that Democrats are ignoring public safety and crime worries at their own peril. In fact, Republicans may end up clinching the House because of the seats they were able to pick up in NY on Tuesday. Torres also talks about his concerns about the close results in the state and why they might mean that Republicans like Ron DeSantis may try to compete in the traditionally blue state in the 2024 presidential election. Torres, 34, is one of the youngest members of Congress. He also speak about his feelings on whether President Biden should run for re-election in 2024 and whether it is time for a new generation to lead Democrats in Congress to replace Speaker Nancy Pelosi. – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Newsletter: https://monews.bulletin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Snapchat: https://t.snapchat.com/pO9xpLY9 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/moshehnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mosheh

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0:00.0	The headline is, there was a red wave nowhere except New York.
0:03.5	The cruelest irony of the midterm elections is that New York was the only place where
0:09.3	there was a clear red wave New York, which was supposed to be our salvation might be our
0:14.5	own doing.
0:15.5	That's a lot of unintended consequences at work.
0:18.0	Hey, everybody.
0:19.0	Welcome back to the Monews podcast.
0:20.7	I'm Mochua Nunu.
0:22.2	As we assess and break down what took place and why in the midterm elections, we're going
0:26.7	to be talking on this podcast to a number of experts, leaders, journalists, as well as
0:31.4	some members of Congress.
0:33.0	The day after midterms, I had the opportunity to speak with Democratic Congressman Richie
0:36.6	Torres about what took place on Tuesday.
0:39.3	I like talking to Congressman Torres because while he is a partisan, yes, he is a Democrat,
0:44.0	he does call bulls and strikes on his own party.
0:47.0	The votes are still being counted and will likely be counted for a couple of weeks, but
0:50.3	there are some initial lessons here.
0:52.2	I think you'll appreciate his candor about what took place in New York specifically as
0:55.4	well as things Democrats can do better.
0:58.2	I should tell everyone here will also be bringing on Republicans on this podcast as we really
1:02.6	try to get the full picture for everybody.
1:04.6	A bit of background on Torres, he's 34 years old, one of the youngest members of Congress.
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