Zohran Mamdani

9 statements across 7 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jun 28, 2025 by David Friedberg · said 197 times in 31 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Everything said about Zohran Mamdani, oldest first

Jun 28, 2025
Assertion Partly supported
Friedberg claims Mamdani won college-educated NYC primary voters 61 to 39
“But if you look at the results, Zoran won, 61 to 39 with college educated. Young people voted for him. Old people did not as much. White people voted for him because they went to college. Non-white people did not as much.”
David Friedberg Jun 28, 2025 ▶ 46:13 12 Day War, Socialism Wins in NYC, Stocks All-Time High, AI Copyright, Science Corner
Jun 30, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Cuomo held 93% Polymarket odds versus Mamdani's 6% last month
“One month ago, Cuomo was at 93%. Zoran had a six percent chance.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 0:12 David Friedberg Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Run
Jun 30, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo in NYC Democratic primary
“Little-known New York State Assemblyman, Zoran Mamdani, took the internet by storm this week, shocked the world, beating out Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 30, 2025 ▶ 0:00 David Friedberg Reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Run
Aug 9, 2025
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Baker: Zohran Mamdani will almost certainly win NYC mayoral election
“Unless Adams or Cuomo pulls out, he's almost certainly going to win.”
Gavin Baker Aug 9, 2025 ▶ 1:02:07 OpenAI's GPT-5 Flop, AI's Unlimited Market, China's Big Advantage, Rise in Socialism, Housing Crisis
Sep 9, 2025 negative
Opinion
Cuban: Zohran Mamdani is a progressive version of Donald Trump
“Mondami is just Trump progressive, progressive version, right? You just say what people want to hear.”
Mark Cuban Sep 9, 2025 ▶ 18:55 Tucker Carlson and Mark Cuban Debate How to Save America 🔥 | All-In Summit 2025
Nov 7, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Zohran Mamdani won the NYC election with 50.4% of the vote
“It was like 50.4% of the vote.”
David Sacks Nov 7, 2025 ▶ 1:12:44 Does OpenAI Need a Bailout? Mamdani Wins, Socialism Rising, Filibuster Nuclear Option
Jun 27, 2026 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Calacanis: Zohran Mamdani will destroy the Democratic Party from within
“He's got that Obama-Trump charisma, and he is going to destroy your party from the inside out.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 27, 2026 ▶ 43:56 Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
Jun 27, 2026 negative
What-if
Sacks: Mamdani would not have won NYC mayoral election without migrant vote
“Mamdani would not have won the mayoral election in New York if it had just been native-born New Yorkers voting. It was the mass migrant vote in New York that swung it to Mamdani.”
David Sacks Jun 27, 2026 ▶ 11:25 Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
Jul 30, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Mamdani proposes $70M plan for 5 NYC-owned grocery stores by 2029
“Mondani. Has announced five city-owned grocery stores, David. One per borough. They're using city-owned space. They're all going to open by 20, 29. And one week per month, shoppers are gonna get a 30% discount, comrade, on their bread, cheese, produce, meat, a…”
Jason Calacanis Jul 30, 2026 ▶ 1:14:45 Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery Stores
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