DAC rises as Democrats' new left-wing foil in NYC primaries

Darializa Avila Chevalier (DAC), a democratic socialist backed by the DSA, upset incumbent Adriano Espaillat in New York’s Democratic primary, signaling a new left-wing insurgent who GOP operatives are already targeting as a midterm foil. Her past remarks and anti-establishment stance have unsettled some Democrats even as parallels to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emerge and other DSA-backed candidates win in state races, highlighting a growing tension within the party over how far left it should go while Republicans push to frame DAC as a defining clash for the upcoming elections.