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

Former president also praises Mamdani’s campaign against rivals Andrew Cuomo and Curtis SliwaZohran Mamdani, 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.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.Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading…