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Mamdani COLLAPSES In Polls

2025-10-28 News & Politics
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NYC Mayoral Floundering, GOP Holds Firm on Shutdown, and AOC Clashes with Riley Gaines

Analyze Zohran Mamdani's bizarre campaign closure tactics, Speaker Johnson's defense of the GOP stance on the government shutdown, and the ideological rift widening within the Democratic Party.

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  • Zohran Mamdani's lead shrinks in NYC polls, forcing him to pivot to identity politics accusations instead of policy specifics regarding rent freezes.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson argues Democrats initiated the shutdown by refusing a clean Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund radical spending priorities.
  • The Democratic coalition shows signs of fraying as moderates face pressure from progressive figures like Mamdani and AOC, illustrating an internal ideological war.
  • This discussion breaks down the hardball tactics surrounding the federal funding standoff, the erosion of historical understanding, and escalating internal conflicts among Democrats.

This episode provides political analysis on the New York mayoral scenario, the ongoing Washington shutdown battle, and the ideological schism defining the current left wing, detailing the strategic positions of combatants on both sides.

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Zohran Mamdani begins to flounder as new and bizarre supporters rally behind him; Republicans play hardball over the government shutdown as Speaker Mike Johnson stops by; and AOC goes after Riley Gaines. Ep.2305 1️⃣ Join us now during our exclusive Deal of the Decade. Get everything for $7 a month. Not as fans. As fighters. Go to DailyWire.com/Subscribe to join now. 2️⃣ Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire 3️⃣ Order my new book, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) right now at https://dailywire.com/ben 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw Today's Sponsors: Perplexity - Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/benshapiro and try out their new AI-powered web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai ExpressVPN - Go to https://expressvpn.com/ben and find out how you can get 4 months of ExpressVPN free! Boll & Branch - Get 20% off Bed Bundles at https://BollAndBranch.com/ben CookUnity - Go to https://www.cookunity.com/benfree for Free Premium Meals for Life. Thanks to CookUnity for supporting the show! Equip Foods - Equip’s Prime Bar is a real food protein bar with nothing to hide: just 11 ingredients and 20g of clean protein - made from ingredients you can pronounce like collagen, beef tallow, colostrum, cocoa butter - and sweetened naturally with just date and honey. Ben Shapiro listeners will get 25% off one-time purchases, or 40% off first subscription orders for a limited time by heading to https://equipfoods.com/benshapiro and using code BENSHAPIRO at checkout Helix Sleep - Go to https://helixsleep.com/ben for an exclusive offer. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - NYC Mayoral Race 10:05 - FLASHBACK 2023 13:18 - Mamdani Is A Mood 14:31 - “Rabbis For Mamdani” 22:04 - Hochul Mistakes Boos At Rally For Buffalo Bills Chant 23:08 - The Nature Of The Democratic Party 24:38 - Schumer: Trump Doesn’t Care About Our Trauma 25:32 - Schumer: He Keeps Going On Foreign Trips 26:20 - Trump: They Want $1.5T For Illegals 26:52 - Dem Shutdown Coalition Fraying 28:10 - Speaker Mike Johnson Interview 42:42 - Fast Facts 48:36 - AOC vs Riley Gains 50:58 - Newsom: It’s The Rule Of The Don, Not Rule Of Law 51:30 - Third Term Talk 55:05 - Economy 57:44 - Milei’s Win In Argentina 59:02 - China 1:00:38 - James Hankins Interview 1:07:28 - Outro This video includes information, descriptions, video, and images meant to give important context to viewers. By including this context, the overlaid commentary, criticism, and analysis is able to serve the public's interest in the discussed subject matter. Pairing the appropriate context with the included commentary allows the video to: (i) educate viewers; and (ii) document newsworthy events or other matters of public interest. To the greatest extent possible, the included commentary is intended to: (a) accurately identify the involved parties; (b) describe the subject matter in detail; (c) clearly articulate condemnation and criticism of the subject behavior while including an opposing view; and (d) to discourage viewers from engaging in the subject behavior. #BenShapiro #TheBenShapiroShow #News #Politics #DailyWire

Top Comments (10)

@Mrgachafun7171 2025-11-05

Lol this aged well huh?!

176 1 replies
@gustavo_eats_ham1426 2025-11-05

This didn’t age well lmao

141 1 replies
@simonsayso7948 2025-10-28

I cant be the only one that initially read it as "Rabies for Mamdani"

55 4 replies
@SerialChiller247 2025-11-06

Well well well

41 1 replies
@Judilee-k7f 2025-10-28

And Newsom there’s their other choice SAD SAD SAD! He can’t even take care of a state let alone a country!!!😂🤣

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@ryansd3 2025-10-28

How has no one asked Mamdani about Sharia law?

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@fireboyspirit3474 2025-11-09

This aged well

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@Deubler 2025-11-06

Wow... this aged well

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@davidking2011 2025-11-09

This aged well.

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@animeart9705 2025-11-12

I wanted to say this aged well but everyone beat me to it 😂

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