Former President Barack Obama has urged Democrats to take a broader, more inclusive approach to the future of their party — one that welcomes socialists and progressives as legitimate voices within the Democratic coalition.

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’s new mayor and a self-identified Democratic Socialist, as an example of the changing political landscape.

“Tuesday was nice, but we’ve got a lot of work to do,” Obama said, referring to the week’s mixed election results across several states. Continues…