Mayor Aftab Pureval - Leading Cincinnati with a Politics of Understanding | The Daily Show

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“Federal nonsense doesn’t work at the local level… you can’t just spin and obfuscate your way out of these problems.” Mayor Aftab Pureval, Cincinnati’s 70th mayor, joins Ronny Chieng to discuss the unique position of mayors in enacting local change. They talk about being a mayor of color of a Democratic city in a red state, balancing long- and short-term solutions as a politician and a statesman, …

“Federal nonsense doesn’t work at the local level… you can’t just spin and obfuscate your way out of these problems.” Mayor Aftab Pureval, Cincinnati’s 70th mayor, joins Ronny Chieng to discuss the unique position of mayors in enacting local change. They talk about being a mayor of color of a Democratic city in a red state, balancing long- and short-term solutions as a politician and a statesman, …

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