About this episode

John Heilemann discusses Democratic Senate prospects with Guy Cecil and the implications of Zohran Mamdani's endorsements.

John welcomes Guy Cecil, former chairman of Priorities USA Action and executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, to discuss his party's prospects for taking control of the US Senate -- and the national implications of Zohran Mamdani's endorsement trifecta in the New York Democratic primary.

People in this episode

Host: John Heilemann

Guest: Guy Cecil

Topics covered

• US Senate control
• Democratic primary
• political endorsements
• election strategy
• party prospects

Keywords

• Democratic Senate
• Guy Cecil
• Zohran Mamdani
• political strategy
• New York primary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Priorities USA Action, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Places: New York

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