Mamdani-Backed Socialist Wave Seizes Key NYC Primaries
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.