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James Carville says Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Mamdani-backed NY-13 candidate, should not be associated with the Democratic Party and should form her own movement, warning that she wouldn’t receive committee assignments if Democrats hold the majority due to her anti-Democratic and anti-Israel positions.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, backed by Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America, abruptly walked out of a radio interview after being pressed about archived social media posts. She had just defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York City's 13th Congressional District Democratic primary and will face the general election, but her campaign continues to grapple with scrutiny of past comments on U.S. institutions, Dominican nationalism, and deportations.