Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha said former President Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, are “more alike” than people think at first glance, after reports that the two had a phone conversation in June. 

Obama called Mamdani to congratulate him on his primary win and offer “advice about governing and discussed the importance of giving people hope in a dark time,” according to the New York Times.

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