Obama calls Mamdani and offers to be ‘sounding board’ if he wins mayoral race

<p>Former president also praises Mamdani’s campaign against rivals Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/zohran-mamdani">Zohran Mamdani</a>, who is favored to win New York City’s mayoral election on Tuesday, reportedly received a call Saturday from his fellow Democrat Barack Obama – and the former president offered to be a “sounding board” if his expected victory indeed materializes.</p><p>Obama also praised the campaign Mamdani had run against his main independent rival, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, and the Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.</p><p><em>Reuters contributed to this report</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/02/obama-calls-mamdani">Continue reading...</a>