Democratic insiders say former President Barack Obama’s acknowledgement of Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for New York City mayor is a major win for his campaign regardless if it leads to

Rep. Max Rose explains why he's not surprised Barack Obama called New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, as some other Democrats distance themselves.

Donovan Richards, a Democrat who has been serving the borough for over 13 years, urged the party to fall in line behind the 33-year-old mayoral nominee, as top New York Dems continue to drag their feet on publicly backing Mamdani.

LAWRENCE JONES (CO-HOST): One thing I found interesting about this thing is Obama gives his stamp of of approval and sends his people in. So, Charlie, is Obama going back to his Bill Ayers ways of thinking, and endorsing the socialist?

The Obama world is reportedly open the prospect of socialist Zohran Mamdani leading New York City including Obama ally Patrick Gaspard who is said to be advising the campaign.

Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic young Democratic Party candidate for mayor of New York City, has been hard at work balancing his deep-dyed socialist beliefs with his need to show voters that he is at least a cousin to mainstream liberal Democrats.