al campaign in many ways — as Al Sharpton, Letitia James and other Democrats have noted — albeit on a much smaller political battlefield. But Obama and Mamdani also have the common experience of being Donald Trump’s bogeyman.

Donovan Richards, a Democrat who has been serving the borough for over 13 years, urged the party to fall in line behind the 33-year-old mayoral nominee, as top New York Dems continue to drag their feet on publicly backing Mamdani.

Democratic insiders say former President Barack Obama’s acknowledgement of Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for New York City mayor is a major win for his campaign regardless if it leads to

Obama's former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes urges Democrats to abandon donor-dependent financing and facilitate younger, more diverse leadership.

Zohran Mamdani said he has spoken to Barack Obama “a number of times” since he trounced the Democratic establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the party’s mayoral primary.

New York City voters under 35 are overwhelmingly supporting Mamdani, as are a plurality of voters age 35 to 54, Siena pollster Steven Greenberg told Newsweek.

The Obama world is reportedly open the prospect of socialist Zohran Mamdani leading New York City including Obama ally Patrick Gaspard who is said to be advising the campaign.

Internet users falsely claimed a photo of a woman in hijab posing next to swastika graffiti was Zohran Mamdani's senior adviser and Linda Sarsour.