A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.

Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."

John Fetterman, Angus King, Maggie Hassan, Dick Durbin, Jon Ossoff, Jeanne Shaheen, Kirsten Gillibrand, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mark Warner, Cory Booker, and of course Chuck Schumer. Maybe others not top of mind. Not all responsible will publicly vote for the cave - that's not how this works.

Needs to happen sooner rather than later. For what it's worth, I do think we are seeing that happen here across the river in NYC right now with how the primary shook out. Endorsements and county party machines just aren't doing it any more.

100%. It's Dennis Duffy fiscally liberal/socially conservative median voters with 1970s-era machine politics. Complete mismatch in vibes.

Also, I do feel like New Jersey is culturally closer to the modern, Mar-a-Lagofied GOP than Virginia is. Virginia is more of a "High Bush Era" kind of vibe.