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A startling development in the New York mayoral drama: former President Barack Obama placed a private call to Zohran Mamdani this weekend, praising the Democratic socialist’s campaign and offering to be a “sounding board” if Mamdani wins — even though aides say he did not make a formal endorsement. For conservatives watching the unraveling of Democratic orthodoxy, the image of America’s most celebrated establishment liberal cozying up to a far-left insurgent is more than political theatre; it is a warning sign about where the party’s power brokers now place their bets.
Mamdani’s platform reads like a progressive wish list: higher taxes on the wealthy, aggressive rent controls, expanded entitlements and a city-first agenda that courts public-sector unions and activist groups. Those policies aren’t abstract — they would remake incentives for business, spook investors, and further hollow out neighborhoods already suffering under Democratic mismanagement of crime and quality of life.
Not surprisingly, Fox News host Emily Compagno reacted in alarm on The Five, warning she was “terrified” at the prospect of Mamdani in Gracie Mansion and blasting Obama for what she framed as a national figure lending legitimacy to radical city politics. That visceral response captures a wider conservative outrage: when a former president publicly praises a candidate who promises to punish the wealthy and side with far-left activists, it’s not just an endorsement of a person — it’s an endorsement of an ideology that has failed big cities time and again.
Republicans and business leaders aren’t staying silent; President Trump mocked Mamdani as a “communist,” and critics warn that his victory would accelerate capital flight, higher taxes for job creators, and even new legal headaches around speech and security. These are not empty hysteria campaigns, they are the predictable consequences of an activist mayor whose playbook privileges redistribution and punishments for dissent over common-sense governance.
This moment is about more than one race in one city — it’s a test of whether the Democratic Party’s institutional leaders will champion candidates who can actually govern, or whether they’ll keep rewarding radical energy that delights online activists but scares off working families. Obama’s warm words to Mamdani signal, to Conservatives, that the party’s center has shifted and that national elites are willing to mainstream fringe policy if it serves their narrative.
American conservatives should watch this race closely not out of partisan spite but out of genuine concern for urban voters who deserve safe streets, thriving small businesses, and accountable government. If Mamdani wins with national star power quietly in his corner, the consequences will be felt in policy and in the next wave of municipal and statewide fights; the only sensible response is renewed attention to commonsense solutions that rebuild cities instead of remaking them in ideological image.
