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43. Mamdani did not get President Obama's endorsement.

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 11:14 AM

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Obama stops short of endorsing Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayoral race winds down

Former President Barack Obama has praised Zohran Mamdani's campaign for New York City mayor, but he's stopped short of endorsing him. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has more.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/obama-stops-short-of-endorsing-zohran-mamdani-as-new-york-city-mayoral-race-winds-down/

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Zohran Mandani did not vote for himself on the Democratic Party line on election day. [View all] lapucelle Saturday OP

Seems reasonable to me. yardwork Saturday #1

Yes, I saw it as a way of saying thank you. ananda Saturday #97

Nothing wrong with that SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #2

Our two party system is a barrier in so many ways. yardwork Saturday #6

It really isn't. W_HAMILTON Saturday #27

They align with Dems edhopper Saturday #44

And therefore Mamdani voting Democratic would not have impacted them much... W_HAMILTON Saturday #56

The WFPis not divisive edhopper Saturday #58

Again, I'm not criticizing WFP here -- I'm criticizing Mamdani's response to a loaded question. W_HAMILTON Saturday #68

I see. edhopper Saturday #86

More parties might lead to more pressure to BlueKota Saturday #30

The requirement to hold informal coalitions together is a huge flaw thought crime Sunday #118

Yes I usually WFP on next office down. IbogaProject Saturday #34

If it were against Andrew Cuomo SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #40

So what? NoRethugFriends Saturday #3

Don't care. Happy Hoosier Saturday #4

This was one of his first tests as mayor-elect and he did not pass. W_HAMILTON Saturday #46

I think you're reading way too much into this. yardwork Saturday #98

Feel free to bookmark my post and check back around this time next year. W_HAMILTON Saturday #109

Glad he won, but just as much as it pisses me off that so many Democratic leaders didn't endorse him or Scrivener7 Saturday #5

I disagree. yardwork Saturday #9

The disloyalty of "leave it blank" was a big consideration for some who delayed or who gave a perfunctory endorsement. QueerDuck Saturday #15

Schumer should have SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #26

Mamdani did not get President Obama's endorsement. lapucelle Saturday #43

Looks like Obama made the right decision after this report about Mamdani. W_HAMILTON Saturday #47

I thought he was smart enough to follow the AOC path, the one leading to a future in politics. betsuni Saturday #80

AOC seemed to learn relatively early on that you have to work with others to accomplish anything in a democracy. W_HAMILTON Saturday #87

Has Obama endorsed a candidate before? SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #49

Yes. President Obama endorsed Bill de Blasio in 2013 and Bill Thompson in 2009. lapucelle Saturday #63

When was President SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #69

You asked whether Obama has ever endorsed a NYC mayoral candidate "before". The answer is "yes". lapucelle Saturday #76

Yes he did SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #81

Obama has integrity. He's an honorable man... QueerDuck Saturday #95

If ANY Democratic leader is directly asked what they think of ANY Democratic primary winner, the endorsement should be Scrivener7 Saturday #71

Does that include Tom Suozzi SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #73

After their next primary, if the Democratic voters in their district have spoken and chosen them? Yes it does. Scrivener7 Saturday #75

No but this is SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #77

Yes. He was. And as I said, I don't like him not voting in the Dem line. Scrivener7 Saturday #78

Cool SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #83

That's nice. Scrivener7 Saturday #84

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #88

OMG how dare he!!!! JonAndKatePlusABird Saturday #7

OK markodochartaigh Saturday #8

I was a huge fan of Mario Cuomo BlueKota Saturday #35

If markodochartaigh Saturday #89

No he did not. BlueKota Saturday #99

I think he forgot the sarcasm tag IbogaProject Saturday #36

And............? Nanjeanne Saturday #10

Freedom for supporters of the government only, for members of one party only Ping Tung Saturday #11

Hasn't Bernie been doing this for years? nt Wounded Bear Saturday #12

Sanders runs in the primary unopposed as a Democrat and then declines the nomination. lapucelle Saturday #14

Gaming the system? Or a middle finger to the party? QueerDuck Saturday #16

Whatever. The people in his state seem to be OK with it... Wounded Bear Saturday #17

This message was self-deleted by its author QueerDuck Saturday #18

For now, yes. But I think it sets a bad example and only serves to weaken the party in the long run. QueerDuck Saturday #19

If there is one lesson we need to take from Tuesday's victories... Wounded Bear Saturday #23

National politics are not local. Third parties are spoilers that weaken and divide and benefit the GOP. QueerDuck Saturday #31

Didn't even have to look to figure out this one's favorite group NoRethugFriends Saturday #72

Seriously?? Why the contempt for the Democratic party? He used the party machinery to run for office... QueerDuck Saturday #13

The WFP edhopper Saturday #21

Oh brother... the "would you rather" type of evasive response generally indicates a position of weakness... QueerDuck Saturday #29

No edhopper Saturday #38

Unless, of course, they accidently run Republicans in general elections. lapucelle Saturday #52

No. What they are saying is "the Democrats are not worth your vote." It depresses turnout and... QueerDuck Saturday #53

You are wrong edhopper Saturday #59

What contempt? Can you show me the contempt on this doll? Is the contempt in the room with us right now? Iggo Saturday #66

HA! 🤣😂🤪 QueerDuck Saturday #70

I also voted for him edhopper Saturday #20

Last year the NYS WFP accidently nominated a Republican spoiler lapucelle Saturday #23

accidently edhopper Saturday #41

So folks need to be careful who they vote for on the WFP's ballot line. lapucelle Saturday #45

A lot of assumbtions there edhopper Saturday #50

What assumptions are there? lapucelle Saturday #57

If the vote does not benefit the Democrat, then it benefits the Republican. QueerDuck Saturday #110

The WFP did not nominate Frascone Quiet Em Saturday #96

Republican Francone was the WFP nominee in the 2024 general election. That's a simple fact. lapucelle Saturday #103

The Republicans gamed the system. I'll agree with that. Quiet Em Saturday #108

NYWFP puts in a lot of the ground work to get Democrats elected in New York State Quiet Em Saturday #22

I'm a DNC member in NYS. I know all about the Working Family Party and what they do lapucelle Saturday #37

Do you think they did more to get Mamdani elected than actual Democrats? W_HAMILTON Saturday #39

I think they play a role in helping elect Democrats in NYS. Quiet Em Saturday #48

I don't fault WFP for what they did -- I fault Mamdani for what he did, or at least his answer to the question. W_HAMILTON Saturday #54

I don't know. Quiet Em Saturday #62

please notice that politico says it was stated by Mamdani's campaign niyad Saturday #92

I do know that. And that is the same as coming from Mamdani himself. Hence "spokesman." W_HAMILTON Saturday #93

Since it is politico, I would want to hear from Mayor-elect Mamdani himself. niyad Saturday #94

So he'd be in violation of TOS if he tried to post here Shrek Saturday #25

How would he be in violation? niyad Saturday #28

Members are required to support Democrats Shrek Saturday #32

And again, I say how? He is not attacking Democrats. niyad Saturday #42

How? Emile Saturday #33

"not a good look" this is a message board my dude WhiskeyGrinder Saturday #60

I don't think that's loyal enough to our party gulliver Saturday #51

So, How Does Anyone Know That? MineralMan Saturday #55

Politico's Albany reporter attributes the information to a Mamdani campaign spokesperson. lapucelle Saturday #74

It's a thing in NY that people who support the WFP vote on that line because if they Raftergirl Saturday #61

I'm well aware of the WFP machinations in NYS. They ran "Leave It Blank" in the Democratic presidential primary in 2024. lapucelle Saturday #90

Wow, what a surprise. Nixie Saturday #64

Yep...don't care. Iggo Saturday #65

We also have a Conservative Party in NY and every R is also cross endorsed with them. So some people choose Raftergirl Saturday #67

The Conservative Party did not cross-endorse the Republican candidate for mayor in 2025. lapucelle Saturday #91

Not always cross endorsed but often. All the R's in my town election were crossed endorsed by Conservative Party. Raftergirl Saturday #100

So it is not true that "every R is also cross endorsed with [the Consevative Party candidate], lapucelle Saturday #104

Ok. Most R's are cross endorsed. Better? Raftergirl Saturday #105

Absolutely better. It's important to keep track of what third parties are actually up to, lapucelle Saturday #107

I voted all on third party in my county here Historic NY Saturday #79

Innnteresting. Seems like this thread did what it was intended to do. Scrivener7 Saturday #82

ADL creates new 'Mamdani Monitor' project to track his administration policies Ping Tung Saturday #85

Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of attacking Arab, Black, and queer people. Celerity Saturday #101

Agreed. And, they're making very little effort to hide their own bigotry. Ping Tung Saturday #102

Fuck terrorist-adjacent Emmaia Gelman and her anti-ADL screed. lapucelle Saturday #106

Canary Mission: Trump officials used shadowy website to target pro-Palestinian academics for deportation, court Celerity Saturday #111

It's a disgusting very unAmerican McCarthyite Hate Site vanessa_ca Saturday #112

Yes, it is dismaying to see it pushed here. Celerity Saturday #113

The vile celebration of the October 7 slaughter comes staight from vile terrorist-adjacent Emmaia Gelman's Instagram lapucelle Saturday #116

I don't care one way or the other but I bet that is bullshit. Demsrule86 Saturday #114

NYS has a fusion voting system. A candidate can appear on more than one ballot line. lapucelle Saturday #117

Don't care orangecrush Saturday #115