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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour, I'm Andrea Coleman. Coming up.
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  Speaker 2: And what about those Democratic socialists? What about their agenda?
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  Speaker 1: The mayor of one of America's largest cities shares his
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  Speaker 1: thoughts and concerns about the election with our Vanessa Tyler.
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  Speaker 1: We'll tell you what's on his mind. But first, here's
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  Speaker 1: BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 3: New York City Mayor Zarem Mamdani is encouraging voters to
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  Speaker 3: head to the polls Tuesday. Speaking with BIN News anchor
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  Speaker 3: Vanessa Tyler, Mamdani expressed hope Democrats could take control of Congress.
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  Speaker 4: You flip your ballot, you'll find five different proposals. When
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  Speaker 4: New Yorkers ask me what are they voting on when
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  Speaker 4: they vote for those proposals or on those proposals, I
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  Speaker 4: say you're voting on faster government and a government that
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  Speaker 4: could actually keep up with the pace of life in
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  Speaker 4: our city.
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  Speaker 3: He says he voted early and plans to spend Election
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  Speaker 3: Day working at City Hall. Former President Barack Obama is
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  Speaker 3: endorsing Democrat Charles Booker in Kentucky's Senate race. Booker is
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  Speaker 3: challenging Trump-endorsed Republican Andy Barr for retiring Senator Mitch McConnell's seat.
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  Speaker 3: Obama says Booker understands the struggles of working families. And
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  Speaker 3: a black escape artist is making history in Hollywood. Houdini
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  Speaker 3: II escaped a straitjacket while hanging upside down 80 feet
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  Speaker 3: above the Magic Castle. He completed the stunt in under
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  Speaker 3: two minutes without a safety net, honoring the 100th anniversary
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  Speaker 3: of Harry Houdini's death. I'm Amber Payton with BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 3: Back to you, Andrea.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. Election security was among the issues BIN senior
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  Speaker 1: national anchor Vanessa Tyler spoke with New York Mayor Zoran
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  Speaker 1: Mamdani about this morning. Vanessa joins us now with a
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  Speaker 1: look at what Mayor Mamdani had to say. So, Vanessa,
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  Speaker 1: what is he thinking about the election?
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  Speaker 2: Well, like a lot of Democrats, people in the Democratic Party,
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  Speaker 2: he's optimistic, but he's cautious. And so I asked him whether,
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  Speaker 2: you know, it's too good to be true, you know,
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  Speaker 2: all this. And he said, well, you know, he He
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  Speaker 2: feels really good, but he also wants to make sure
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  Speaker 2: that not to be too cocky because there have been disappointments.
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  Speaker 2: And of course, as we know, the polls can be wrong.
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  Speaker 2: But at this point, they are really, really blue. You know,
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  Speaker 2: they say it's too good to be blue, I guess
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  Speaker 2: is the phrase that people are using. And at this point,
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  Speaker 2: it really is really blue, like a blue wave is
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  Speaker 2: going to be coming. So, but he's optimistic, but cautious
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  Speaker 2: is how he put it to me.
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  Speaker 1: Any concerns about security?
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  Speaker 2: I asked him whether there were any problems at the
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  Speaker 2: polls so far. And a lot of New Yorkers, probably
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  Speaker 2: millions at this point, have already voted in early voting.
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  Speaker 2: So there were no problems so far. So tomorrow is D-Day.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, tomorrow's election day. So we'll see whether there
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  Speaker 2: are any issues. But So far, there are none. He
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  Speaker 2: doesn't expect any, but they always are on the lookout
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  Speaker 2: because you just never know what could happen.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, very good. And what are people saying there? What
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  Speaker 1: are voters who are engaged in this election saying? And
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  Speaker 1: what are they thinking about the election so far?
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  Speaker 2: I think what they're thinking here in the New York
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  Speaker 2: City area, the tri-state area, which includes New York, New Jersey,
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  Speaker 2: and Connecticut, the parts of which I cover, Basically, it's
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  Speaker 2: the same thing they're saying nationwide. And it's that one word, affordability.
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  Speaker 2: They want to be sure to vote in people who
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  Speaker 2: will think about them, their pocketbooks, and for many of them,
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  Speaker 2: what they're dealing with and what they're suffering from. And
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  Speaker 2: that is trying to make sure they keep food on
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  Speaker 2: the table, gas in the tank, that kind of thing.
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  Speaker 2: And so that's the top of mind. And they want change.
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  Speaker 2: And you hear that a lot, too. We want change
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  Speaker 2: You know, we're disappointed. We're not liking the way things
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  Speaker 2: are going. We didn't want the war. You know, very,
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  Speaker 2: very similar to what we are hearing nationwide. from so
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  Speaker 2: many people, Democrat and Republican.
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  Speaker 1: Stay tuned to BIN to hear Vanessa's entire interview with
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  Speaker 1: Mayor Mamdani. Vanessa will also have a special report on
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  Speaker 1: issues impacting Black voters during our special Election Day program
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  Speaker 1: tomorrow evening at 7 p.m. Black America Votes, the midterms 2026,
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  Speaker 1: looks at the election from a Black perspective. This is
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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. Be sure to follow us wherever
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  Speaker 1: you get your podcasts. I'm Andrea Coleman on the Black
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  Speaker 1: Information Network, home of Black News First.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you.