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FORD JR.: “What he is doing is what every politician should do. Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, offer real, practical, actionable solutions to actual problems that people are facing. The young lady you just showed in our opening, the city councilwoman, she is reading from a national playbook that just says 'Attack Trump and hopefully Democrats — that is what will excite Democrats.' I will tell you, that may be part of it, but at the end of the day Angelenos understand that homelessness is a problem. They understand that public safety is a problem. They understand that housing is unaffordable for most Californians and most Angelenos. And whether you like this guy or not, whether you think he may be close to Trump or not close to Trump, I give him a lot of credit. He’s tackling this in an unorthodox, unusual way for today’s politics, which should be the norm. He's actually offering answers. I say that as a Democrats. So, Democrats running in this race, if you don’t start offering answers, this guy could very well surprise. Jesse and I agreed last week, he could actually win this thing, even though Los Angeles is such a heavily Democratic place, because people are fed up with the answers that are not being given."