New York’s New Squad
In some instances, long-serving progressives were caught in the crosshairs, including Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a five-term House member who lost the Democratic nomination to a 32-year-old socialist. The mayor, a long-standing DSA member, worked overtime to appear at countless campaign events for a trio of candidates he dubbed “the Team”: Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier.
- ▪In some instances, long-serving progressives were caught in the crosshairs, including Rep.
- ▪Adriano Espaillat, a five-term House member who lost the Democratic nomination to a 32-year-old socialist.
- ▪The mayor, a long-standing DSA member, worked overtime to appear at countless campaign events for a trio of candidates he dubbed “the Team”: Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier.
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New York’s New SquadDarializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez—the three Zohran Mamdani–backed candidates who swept Tuesday’s New York Democratic congressional primaries. (Illustration by The Free Press; images via Getty)Meet the socialists who dominated Tuesday’s primaries.By Olivia Reingold06.25.26 — New YorkNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationREAD IN APPOn Tuesday, the Democratic establishment suffered a crushing defeat when nine out of 10 candidates endorsed by the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) coasted to victory in their primaries. In some instances, long-serving progressives were caught in the crosshairs, including Rep.
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