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\n\tMeow! Zohran Mamdani is even trying to get the feline vote in his campaign to become the next mayor of New York City.<\/p>\n
\n\tWith just days to go before the Nov. 4 election, the candidate stopped by a Bronx bodega to make an appearance on \u201cShop Cats,\u201d Mad Realities\u2019 show that features comedian Michelledonna \u201cinterviewing\u201d bodega kitties.<\/p>\n
\n\tMamdani is seen meeting the bodega\u2019s resident puss, a calico cat named Coca. \u201cCoca is cute,\u201d he says. \u201cCoca wants to play. Coca wants to live in a city she can afford.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tYes, he said that. No word is he has a policy statement on rent-controlled catios.<\/p>\n
\n\tAlso in the episode, Mamdani dances a few beats of the Dominican dance Bachata and says, \u201cI love bodega cats. And I also love an egg and cheese on a roll with jalape\u00f1os.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe episode is available on TikTok and Instagram at @shopcats.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cShop Cats\u201d is a consistent viral hit with more than 793,400 followers on TikTok and 228,000 on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\n\tSeparate from the show, there also happens to be a Cats4Zohran Instagram account with about 11,000 followers. Its bio reads, \u201cCats catvassing for Zohran! A livable NYC = safer affordable homes + more treats!\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn comparison, a Dogs4Zohran Instagram only has 708 followers.<\/p>\n
\n\tMamdani is leading in the polls to win the three-way race for mayor against former New York governor and independent candidate Andrew M. Cuomo and Republican activist Curtis Sliwa.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition to \u201cShop Cats,\u201d Mad Realities is also behind \u201cHollywood IQ,\u201d an on-the-street trivia showdown for pop culture obsessives, rewarding the \u201chuman IMDbs\u201d who can identify celebrity faces or match films to their box office grosses.\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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