Obama calls NYC mayoral frontrunner Mamdani just days before crucial election

Former President Obama reached out to Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani ahead of the NYC mayoral election against Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa.

Three days ahead of the New York City mayoral election, former President Barack Obama called frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to offer his support. ( Neil Constantine/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Sliwa's campaign told Fox News Digital they had no comment on the call.

Cuomo lost to Mamdani in the Democratic primary last summer.

The phone call between Mamdani and Obama came the same day Obama was also campaigning in Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and in New Jersey for Mikie Sherrill. Both Democrats are in close gubernatorial races in their respective states. 

OBAMA SAYS IT'S ‘LIKE EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN’ AS HE BLAMES REPUBLICANS FOR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger joins former President Barack Obama, during a campaign event Saturday, in Norfolk, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Obama hasn't endorsed Mamdani officially following a vow to not interfere in municipal races, the newspaper reported, adding that it was the second call between the two men since the Democratic primary.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Obama spoke to Mamdani as some establishment Democrats, such as New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, have kept their distance from the progressive leader.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-calls-nyc-mayoral-frontrunner-mamdani-just-days-before-crucial-election