# How Obamaworld is Elevating Zohran Mamdani (ft. David Axelrod)

An episode of [Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1774505095), 20 Aug 2025, 55 min.

Audio: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1277213617.mp3?updated=1755631192

Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as a Democrat willing to fight dirty against Trump — but will he and the Democrats win? Jessica is joined by David Axelrod, CNN chief political analyst and former senior advisor to President Obama, to talk about their chances. They also discuss the Trump-Zelensky meeting in Washington, which comes on the heels of the disappointing Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska. And David dishes about his recent meeting with Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov. Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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