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Three days ahead of the New York City mayoral election, former President Barack Obama called frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to offer his support.

The 64-year-old Democrat offered to be a "sounding board" to Mamdani, a Democratic socialist who continues to lead the race in polling.

"Zohran Mamdani appreciated President Obama’s words of support and their conversation on the importance of bringing a new kind of politics to our city," Mamdani spokesperson Dora Pekec told Fox News Digital.

Mamdani's main opponents are former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo , who is running as an Independent, and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

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