Rich lefty supporters of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani — together with the longtime girlfriend of late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman — seem within the mayoral candidate’s first TV advert.
Mimi O’Donnell, the mom of Hoffman’s three kids, is seen excitedly leaping up and down with a Mamdani signal towards the top of the 30-second spot.
“I love a progressive candidate. He’s got the energy. I love free child care, free buses. I like all the stuff he’s said,” stated O’Donnell, who resides in a multimillion-dollar pad within the tony West Village, to The Put up.
“I don’t like [Eric] Adams, I don’t like [Andrew] Cuomo,” she stated, referring to the mayor and former governor additionally operating for Metropolis Corridor.
O’Donnell has labored as a TV and podcast costume designer, director and government producer for such sequence as “A Gifted Man,” “Sandra” and “Saturday Night Live.” She additionally labored as the top of scripted fiction at Spotify.
O’Donnell stated rich individuals reminiscent of herself ought to assist a Democratic Socialist agenda that helps the needy.
“We have it to give. There are enough people in the city that have it to give,” she stated.
“There’s so much wealth in the city. It’s insane that there is so much wealth out there, and there’s such a disparity,” O’Donnell added.
“We need to think differently. [Mamdandi] is a breath of fresh air.”
O’Donnell — whose Oscar-winning longtime love Hoffman died of a heroin overdose in Manhattan in 2014 — stated she provided to volunteer on Mamdani’s marketing campaign and was invited to seem within the Queens state assemblyman’s marketing campaign advert.
Political advisor Hank Sheinkopf, who represents law-enforcement unions, stated working-class of us can’t afford Mamdani.
“The rich can afford everything. We can’t,” Sheinkopf stated when listening to about Mamdani’s advert.
“Mamdani wants to get rid of cops. The wealthy can afford private security. The rest of us can’t. We’re going to end up getting mugged.”
One other artist showing within the advert is Vivienne Leheny, an actress and audiobook narrator who has recorded 200 audiobooks.
Leheny stated she loved being a part of the filming on what was a “chilly” day.
“Mamdani stands a league above the other candidates. He’s setting the agenda, and the others are playing catch up,” stated Leheny, who described herself as well-off center class.
Mamdani’s comrades with the Democratic Socialists of America additionally make appearances within the spot.
Diana Moreno, co-chair of the DSA Queens department who has been arrested a number of
occasions at anti-Israel protests, is proven holding an toddler about midway into the advert.
Mamdani’s marketing campaign thanked his supporters for the cameos.
“We’re so grateful for the New Yorkers who volunteered their time to appear in our first television ad and help introduce Zohran’s message of a more affordable city to a wider audience,” a Mamdani marketing campaign spokesman stated.
