Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election.
Former President Barack Obama called New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, praising his campaign and offering to be a “sounding board” into the future.
The private, roughly 30-minute phone call, which has not previously been reported, was described by two people who participated or were briefed immediately on what had been said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation.
Mr. Obama said that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani’s success beyond the election on Tuesday. They talked about the challenges of staffing a new administration and building an apparatus capable of delivering on Mr. Mamdani’s agenda of affordability in the city, the people said.
I assure you, Mamdani’s campaign team does not idolize Obama and isn’t going to campaign with him. But what’s wrong with building coalitions and sharing ideas with other camps?
Democrats don’t share ideas they take over movements for their own gain then toss them aside when they are done
The DSA will outlive Mamdani. Even if he fails and the ideas he campaigned on are half-heartedly implemented by neo-liberals, the movement behind Mamdani and the hundreds of candidates under him across the country won’t just disappear.
It will be interesting to see who the democratic nominee in 2028 will be.