<p>"<a href="/tags/zohran/" rel="tag">#Zohran</a> <a href="/tags/mamdani/" rel="tag">#Mamdani</a> won by literally meeting <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> where they’re at—in bodegas, subway stations, sidewalks, even at the NY Marathon. He met people not to pitch them, but to listen and learn. These conversations informed his successful campaign more than his charm, social media prowess or any of the other superficial explanations major media are offering. <br>The focus on <a href="/tags/ordinarypeople/" rel="tag">#ordinarypeople</a> was evident from the very start of his campaign."<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kenklippenstein" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kenklippenstein</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/mamdanis-magic" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.kenklippenstein.com/p/mamdanis-magic"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.kenklippenstein.com/p/mamd</span><span class="invisible">anis-magic</span></a></p>