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Obama, Zohran Mamdani and Democrats

Obama official says Democratic Party 'afraid of its own future,’ wants it to embrace Mamdani strategy

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

Opinion

The New York Times · 3d

Some Democrats Panicked Over Mamdani. Obama Called Him.

Former President Barack Obama, the last Democrat to captivate the party’s base, got on the phone. In a lengthy call in June, Mr. Obama congratulated Mr. Mamdani, offered him advice about governing and discussed the importance of giving people hope in a dark time, according to people with knowledge of the conversation.

Yahoo · 2d

Mamdani: I have spoken to Obama a number of times

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.

Obama, Texas and Democrats

MSNBC on MSN · 1d

Obama applauds Texas Democrats for fighting back against gerrymandering

We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by,” the former president said on a Zoom call with Texas Democrats.

ABC News on MSN · 2d

Texas Democrats get boost from Obama for blocking GOP redistricting plan

Former President Barack Obama on Thursday joined a virtual meeting with Texas House Democrats who left the state to deny Republicans the ability to pass newly drawn GOP-favorable congressional maps, cheering on their efforts and stressing their work comes at a critical time in the fight against partisan gerrymandering.

The New York Times · 1d

How the Democrats Became the Party That Brings Pencils to a Knife Fight

The story of how the Democrats became the party of procedure follows the party’s transformation into the political home of the professional class. These are voters with college and graduate degrees — the winners of the meritocracy — who now form a large portion of the party, as it bleeds support each election cycle from the working class.

2don MSN

Obama called Mamdani to offer advice after socialist’s NYC mayoral primary win

Obama is still highly popular within the party, and his signaled support for the Democratic socialist starkly contrasts with ...

2don MSN

Obama’s newly revealed call to Zohran Mamdani ‘normalizes’ socialist NYC mayoral contender for wary Democrats

Former President Barack Obama’s newly revealed call with mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is a nod that could help the socialist more palatable to panicking high-level Democrats, insiders ...

The Daily Signal2d

What Obama Discussed in Call to Mamdani on NYC Race

Obama's call could signal a shift toward more establishment backing for the openly socialist NYC mayoral candidate Mamdani.

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