Inside Mamdani's Prep To Be New York Mayor

You've got the inspiration part down, the former president told Zohran Mamdani, but there's a lot riding on governing. According to three people familiar with the call, Obama reminded the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor how many would be watching to see if a democratic socialist could pull off running the nation's largest city, and how many critics would be waiting to pounce if it went wrong.