Former President Barack Obama has urged Democrats to take a broader, more inclusive approach to the future of their party \u2014 one that welcomes socialists and progressives as legitimate voices within the Democratic coalition.<\/p>\n
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Speaking Thursday on the Pod Save America podcast, the former president argued that Democrats risk alienating younger and more diverse voters if they continue to draw hard ideological lines. He pointed to the recent election of Zohran Mamdani, New York City\u2019s new mayor and a self-identified Democratic Socialist, as an example of the changing political landscape.<\/p>\n
\u201cTuesday was nice, but we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do,\u201d Obama said, referring to the week\u2019s mixed election results across several states. \u201cAnd your task is going to be not to impose litmus tests. We had Abigail Spanberger win, and we had Zohran Mamdani win \u2014 and they are all part of a vision for the future. Our job is to say that we want everybody engaged.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Obama\u2019s comments came during a wide-ranging conversation with the hosts \u2014 all of whom are former members of his White House communications team \u2014 about the direction of the Democratic Party, its struggles to connect with working-class voters, and the growing influence of progressive movements within the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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