Mamdani-Backed Socialist Wave Seizes Key NYC Primaries
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New York City’s Democratic Socialist movement, led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, scored major wins in Tuesday’s congressional primaries with Brad Lander defeating Dan Goldman in NY-10, Claire Valdez beating Brooklyn’s Antonio Reynoso in NY-7, and Darializa Avila Chevalier defeating Adriano Espaillat, signaling a durable shift for the left within the Democratic Party amid debates over Israel’s war in Gaza and rising campaign spending by outside groups.
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