Ex-lawmakers get into live squabble after claim about NYers fleeing to Florida

A congenial discussion between former Democratic lawmaker Donna Edwards and Ohio Republican John Kasich went off the rails on MS NOW on Friday as it turned into a squabble about newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

With host Erielle Reshef looking on, Kasich made the case that Mamdani won’t have that big of an impact nationally since most U.S. voters don’t take their cues from what happens in New York politics.

For her part, Edwards, a former member of the House representing Maryland...