US EditionObama calls Zohran Mamdani to praise his campaign, offers to be sounding board: Report
Former President Obama praised Zohran Mamdani's progressive campaign and offered future guidance, highlighting Mamdani as a rising Democratic Party figure just days before NYC’s election.
- Former President Barack Obama placed a private roughly 30-minute call to Zohran Mamdani, 34-year-old New York mayoral candidate, on Saturday, confirmed by multiple sources and Mamdani's team.
- Mamdani shocked observers with his June 24 primary win, but many established Democrats remain cautious amid concerns over his positions within the Democratic Party.
- During the call Obama told Zohran Mamdani `Your campaign has been impressive to watch`, and they discussed staffing and affordability agenda strategies.
- Although Obama did not formally endorse Mamdani, consistent with his post-presidency practice, the outreach credentialed Mamdani as Democratic Party leaders kept distance.
- Recent polls show Mamdani at 40.6% with a 6.6-point lead, but a Fox News poll from Thursday shows a closer 47% to 31% split, as early voting rises fivefold from 2021.
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Obama Refuses to Endorse Mamdani
Former President Barack Obama declined to endorse New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, the New York Post reported on Sunday. Obama was in nearby Newark to campaign for New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill over the weekend, ahead of Tuesday's election, but did not come to New York City to do the same for Mamdani, though he spoke with him on the phone. Mamdani campaign adviser Patrick Gaspard, who served as director of the Whi…
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Former President Barack Obama talked with mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani by phone Saturday but withheld endorsing him — after publicly backing even widely ridiculed Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2013. The Democratic ex-prez was just across the Hudson River at a last-minute rally for New Jersey Dem gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill at Essex County Community…
Obama Calls NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Mamdani
Former President Barack Obama personally called New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani just days ahead of the November 4 election. While Obama stopped short of offering a formal endorsement, he praised Mamdani’s campaign and offered to serve as a “sounding board” should he win. The private outreach signals growing ties between national Democratic figures and openly socialist candidates in major U.S. cities. Mamdani, a state assemblyman…
Obama Doesn't Quite Endorse in Call to Mamdani
Barack Obama quietly reached out to Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, offering a rare gesture of support days before New York's mayoral election. The former president's 30-minute phone call, described by people familiar with the conversation, was not an endorsement, the New York Times reports, but Obama praised Mamdani's campaign and...
Former President Barack Obama called the Democratic candidate for New York City Hall Zohran Mamdani before this week's elections to guide the emerging democratic socialist.Read more]]>
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