The Other Side of Midnight with Lionel offers an entertaining and informative deep dive into the shocking aftermath of the Zohran Mamdani election victory. Lionel dissects the real untold story: Andrew Cuomo's fantastic, near-win, securing 41.6% of the vote against Mamdani's barely-there mandate of 50.4%.The episode predicts Mamdani's progressive promises (universal rent control, free buses, city-run groceries) are headed for a "head-on collision with fiscal gravity", leading to economic collapse and an exodus of the middle class. Lionel outlines a critical strategy for the conservative movement: harness the ensuing chaos as an opportunity to frame a "return to order" for the upcoming midterms. The conversation is packed with urgent political strategy, discussions on how public opinion is manufactured (from smoking to tattoos), and warnings about the appointment of "worst criminal judges".

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