Former US President Barack Obama seems to be supporting assembly member Zohran Mamdani for the New York mayoral election. According to the New York Times, Obama called Mamdani on Saturday, praising his mayoral campaign and offering to serve as a “sounding board” for the candidate. The two spoke for about 30 minutes in what is believed to be their second phone conversation since June. Mamdani has shaken up the New York City mayoral race by winning the Democratic nomination over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is now running as an independent. He led in polls against both Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Obama has not formally endorsed a mayoral candidate but publicly supported California Democrats’ Proposition 50 on redistricting. He is campaigning in Virgin

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