A good night for NYC progressives
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Not a bad showing for the DSA. Lander, Chevalier, and Valdez win their primaries. All endorsed by Mamdani. It should be mentioned that Jeffries endorsed their opponents (at least in the case of Lander and Chevalier, I don't know about Valdez).
I am heartened because the Democratic party is so desperately in need of new blood. A transfusion can't come soon enough. Jeffries needs to go. Schumer needs to go. Out with the old, in with the new.
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Yeah Mamdani had a good night that’s for sure (though Richie Torres had an easy victory in the South Bronx). It remains to be seen how well DSA types do outside of the bluest of blue districts though.
Lander’s victory didn’t surprise me he probably has better name recognition than the incumbent Dan Goldman (my old rep when I was in Brooklyn)
Chevalier’s win was more of a surprise to me - the guy she took out leads the Hispanic caucus in the house. She isn’t well known outside NYC but I suspect she’ll be starring in a lot of GOP ads. She took the most extreme positions on defunding police which haven’t aged very well.
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